Child abuse charges for teacher who mentions ham in a class with a Muslim student



Geography teacher Jose Reyes Fernandez 



Spanish ham wraps

The Spanish Ham Lawsuit -Soeren Kern

A high school teacher in southern Spain is being sued for child abuse by the parents of a Muslim student who claims that the teacher "defamed Islam" by talking about Spanish ham in class.

Jose Reyes Fernandez [pictured], a geography teacher, was giving a lecture about the different types of climates in Spain and mentioned that the climate in Andalusia offers the perfect temperature conditions for curing Spanish ham, a world-famous delicacy.

At this point, a Muslim student interrupted Reyes and argued that any talk of pork products is offensive to his religion. The student informed his parents, who then filed a lawsuit accusing Reyes of "abuse with xenophobic motivations." Spain's Muslim community now numbers 1.5 million (compared to only 100,000 in 1990).
(Hudson Institute-New York)
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UPDATES: 

Muslim ham complaint thrown out

A Prosecutor has thrown out a complaint made by a Muslim family against a geography teacher who mentioned pork in their son’s class.

The Children’s Prosecutor of Algeciras, Juan Cisneros, described the complaining pupil’s attitude as ‘abusive, sectarian, capricious and inadmissible.’

He said: “There is not even the minimal indication of any type of crime.”
[The Olive Press - Spain]
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(Hudson Institute New York)
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