Article: Sikh Boy's Turban Set Alight in School

To: RELIGION EDITORS

Contact: Neha Singh, +1-212-655-3095 (ext. 84), or +1-212-729- 6141; Amardeep Singh, +1-212-655-3095 (ext. 83), or +1-917-628- 0091, both for The Sikh Coalition

HIGHTSTOWN, N.J., May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New Jersey's Sikh community is outraged and fearful after an assault on a local Sikh high school student last week. A fellow student set fire to the religious turban worn by the Sikh teenager in an unprovoked attack on school grounds.

The victim is one of only two turban-wearing Sikhs attending Hightstown High School in New Jersey. On Monday, May 5, 2008, the school held a fire drill and all students were instructed to gather on the school playground. The Sikh ...

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