An elementary school teacher in New Jersey is suing a Muslim Olympian and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, claiming that they defamed her when they said she forcibly removed the hijab of her second-grade student, which the teacher says is inaccurate, according to an article this week by the New York Times. The disputed incident occurred last year at a time when schools were starting to reopen for in-person learning after the previous year’s spike in covid cases. According to the teacher, Tamar Herman, the student was wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the hood covering her eyes, which …