Friday, November 30, 2007

One "MO" thing about that Teddy Bear...


It wasn't a parent that complained about Mohammed the bear.

It wasn't an Imam that complained about Mohammed the bear.

It was a MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL'S STAFF that complained...

...Staff from Gibbons' school, including Robert Boulos, the head of Unity High School, were present.

Boulos said he was "horrified" when he found out it was a member of his own staff who complained, not a parent as originally thought.

Defense counsel later confirmed that the complaint came from Sarah Khawad, a secretary at the school.

Gibbons has been working at the school -- popular with wealthy Sudanese and expatriates -- since August, after leaving her position as deputy head teacher at a primary school in Liverpool this summer, Boulos said.

He said Gibbons asked the children to pick their favorite name for the new class mascot, which she was using to aid lessons about animals and their habitats.

Go to the school's website here.

It says there are no teacher vacancies - gee, I can think of one.