Ishmar cries when he tells the teacher that his older brother died on 9/11 while working as a fire fighter. He says the American kids, backed by the other students tell him that he is just a big liar , and call him names like “killer”, terrorist, and rag head. Ishmar's parents have filed complaints at the school and demand that the teacher do something to help their son and stop the other’s from picking on him.. The president of the PTA, whose son is in the same class, claims that her son says Ishmar is the liar and just wants attention. She also reports that someone has been destroying other children’s books and homework during school, thinks that it is Ishmar who is doing it. A few other parents agree and have stated the same
Ishmar cries when he tells the teacher that his older brother died on 9/11 while working as a fire fighter. He says the American kids, backed by the other students tell him that he is just a big liar , and call him names like “killer”, terrorist, and rag head. Ishmar's parents have filed complaints at the school and demand that the teacher do something to help their son and stop the other’s from picking on him.. The president of the PTA, whose son is in the same class, claims that her son says Ishmar is the liar and just wants attention. She also reports that someone has been destroying other children’s books and homework during school, thinks that it is Ishmar who is doing it. A few other parents agree and have stated the same