APEX, N.C. (AP) _ A North Carolina middle-school teacher has been suspended after declaring on her Facebook page that she was subjected to a “hate crime” by Christian students. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports that eighth-grade science teacher Melissa Hussain was suspended with pay while investigators review her case. Wake County schools spokesman Greg Thomas says parents objected to comments on Hussain’s social-networking site about her conflict with Christian students.
Hussain wrote that she would punish students who anonymously left a Bible on her desk. Parents say a student earlier put a postcard of Jesus on Hussain’s desk that she threw in the trash. Hussain’s Facebook page does not mention her religious affiliation.