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It was an innocent mistake, teachers from that school said. The school was located a mile from the Nile River in central Khartoum. The teacher Gillian Gibbons, 54, was only trying to teach the class. The board of Britain states that teachers must teach about an animal, the animal chosen for her class was a bear. The bear was named Muhammad because 20 out of 23 of the students wanted that name for the stuffed animal. The bear was supposed to be taken care of daily by the students. Each child got to take the teddy bear home on the weekends and describe what they with the toy in a journal. The people there took it very seriously. Since the bear was not sacred or has been through a religious process in order to obtain that name it was considered dangerous. The teacher will either be given 40 lashes or be sentenced to six months of prison. The school was also closed down due to this.
This is being taken too seriously. I mean closing down a school that is taking it too far. It was an innocent mistake anyone can make. If she gets punished that is a true crime. She was only trying to teach, the students didn't know as well so they can't be held responsible. This is a bogus issue.
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