A Muslim civil rights group is calling on the U.S. Department of Education to investigate reports of harassmsent in Minnesota public schools.
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations asked for the department’s help Wednesday, following reports of anti-Muslim incidents in St. Cloud and Owatonna.
Muslim students have allegedly been called names and faced harassment from other students and teachers. In one case, CAIR-MN says, a bus driver went past Muslim students waiting at a bus stop.
A spokesman with the Department of Education says the Office for Civil Rights is evaluating CAIR’s complaints to determine if an investigation is appropriate. The evaluation process typically takes 30 days.