Eighth-Grade Student Arrested for Setting Teacher’s Hijab on Fire

Photo Credit: Daily Caller An eighth-grade student at Westdale Middle School in Baton Rouge, La. has been expelled for allegedly setting a substitute teacher’s hijab on fire using a cigarette lighter.

The incident occurred on the morning of Oct. 4, reports New Orleans Fox affiliate WVUE.

The local school drug task force (apparently an arm of the sheriff’s office) was summoned to the Westdale at 9:50 a.m. to investigate, notes ABC affiliate WBRZ.

Parents say they were never informed about the incident. Many were unhappy about this lack of notification. Some have alleged a cover-up.

The reasons that the incident has only come to light some three weeks later remain unclear.