School probes Muslim kindergartner's mistreatment allegation

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte's public school system is investigating allegations that a kindergarten teacher singled out a 5-year-old student for harassment because he's Muslim.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spokeswoman Renee McCoy said the district is investigating and takes the allegations detailed by CAIR in a letter to school officials seriously.

"[...] she would routinely single out (the student) from his classmates and require him to carry a heavy backpack throughout the day ... which caused (the student) to develop significant back pain," Sayed wrote in the letter dated Monday.

The boy's mother had a meeting about his treatment with the principal and guidance counselor, and the principal placed him in another teacher's classroom in October, according to the letter.