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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Graig Graziosi

‘This is America’: New Jersey gym teacher told Egyptian Muslim student she’d be in ‘jail’ by 16 during bullying campaign, lawsuit alleges

Bridgewater-Raritan High School in New Jersey. Jana Gadalla, a student who graduated from the school, is suing her former gym teacher, Kathie DeBonis, and the school district, alleging she was harassed for her Egyptian heritage and Muslim faith by DeBonis - (Google Maps)

A student who recently graduated from a New Jersey high school was bullied by a former gym teacher over her Egyptian heritage, dark skin, and Muslim faith, a lawsuit claims.

Jana Gadalla, 19, has named the teacher, Kathie DeBonis, Bridgewater-Raritan High School principal Vincent DelPriore, and her school district as defendants in her suit.

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