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Family Sues School After Students Teased Son With 'ISIS' Nickname
The suit claims a Catholic school official called the FBI on a student over a presentation and that he was called "ISIS" by classmates.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia family of Pakistani nationality is suing a Northeast Philadelphia Catholic school, alleging the school called the FBI on their son over a presentation and that officials didn't act accordingly when classmates began calling him "ISIS," according to reports.
The family of Syed Naqvi has filed a federal race discrimination lawsuit in Philadelphia against St. Dominic Catholic School, as well as the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, according to CBS Philly.
More than $150,000 in damages are sought in the suit.
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The suit alleges the school and archdiocese did nothing to stop the alleged bullying that began after the 2015 shooting in San Bernardino, California, which was perpetrated by a male Pakistani immigrant and an American woman with Pakistani parentage.
It also claims the school's then principal called the FBI in 2016 after Naqvi gave a presentation of a tour of Philadelphia that featured a scene showing a crashed car exploding, Philly Magazine reports.
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The FBI quickly deemed the presentation not a threat.
CBS reports Naqvi and his four siblings later withdrew from the school.
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