Nearly Half of Muslim Students in Tennessee Report Experiencing Faith-Based Bullying, Study Suggests
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\nA new report indicates that nearly half of Muslim students in Tennessee have faced faith-based bullying, reflecting a broader national trend of harassment targeting Muslim youth in schools, Fox 17 reported.<\/p>\n
While a Tennessee-specific report is not publicly available, findings from organizations such as the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) highlight persistently high rates of bullying against Muslim students across the United States.<\/p>\n
According to ISPU, 48% of Muslim families with children in K-12 schools nationwide reported at least one incident of religious-based bullying in the past year. Alarmingly, one in five families said such bullying happens almost daily.<\/p>\n
The problem is not limited to peer-to-peer harassment. ISPU\u2019s data shows that in 42% of reported cases, the bullying came from teachers or other school staff. Many of these incidents targeted students\u2019 religious practices, including prayer, fasting, or wearing the hijab.<\/p>\n
A 2022 CAIR-California study reinforced these findings, reporting that 47.1% of Muslim students in the state were bullied for their faith \u2014 more than double the national average for students overall.<\/p>\n
Advocates warn that such bullying not only undermines students\u2019 academic performance and emotional well-being but also erodes trust in educational institutions. Civil rights groups continue to call for stronger anti-bullying policies, teacher training, and school accountability measures to ensure safe learning environments for Muslim youth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nearly Half of Muslim Students in Tennessee Report Experiencing Faith-Based Bullying, Study Suggests ——————————————– A new report indicates that nearly half of Muslim students in Tennessee have faced faith-based bullying, reflecting a broader national trend of harassment targeting Muslim youth in schools, Fox 17 reported. While a Tennessee-specific report is not publicly available, findings from …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[13014],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-muslim-news"],"yoast_head":"\n