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May 13, 2008 9:14 am US/Eastern

N.J. Student Charged With Setting Fire To Turban

HIGHTSTOWN, N.J. (AP) ―

A Hightstown high school senior has been charged with setting fire to a turban worn by a fellow student who is a member of the Sikh religious faith.

A group representing Sikhs is calling for a full investigation and asking for the school to do more to combat discrimination against followers of the religion.

The Sikh Coalition says the fire was lit on May 5 during a fire drill while the Sikh student—one of only two in the school who wear a turban—was talking with a friend. The student, a 16-year-old junior, was singed but not seriously hurt.

But the New York-based coalition says the school should hold an assembly, publish a newsletter article and require classroom discussions about the incident.

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