General Discussion

Separation

(1,975 posts)

13. I'm a little ignorant on this subject.

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 12:58 AM

Jan 2013

But I thought the veil was for women in public so that men aren't lusting after them or something to that nature. I also thought that you couldn't be covered in your drivers lisence. All it would take is for the woman in question to be taken into a room with another female for her to verify her identity.

But it sounds like there were several screwups in this case. I just hope that the little girl in question will be ok. I'm also curious if there is more to the story, why was this girl targeted? Family issues back from where tey are from?

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

34 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

A woman in a face veil kidnapped a 5 year old from her school, telling the teacher [View all] pnwmom Jan 2013 OP

you can see the face in a chador can't you ? JI7 Jan 2013 #1

Uhm, what part of "face veil" didn't you read in the OP? nt riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #2

i saw a picture of the mother so i based it on that JI7 Jan 2013 #5

The mother's picture didn't show a face veil but she says she sometimes wears one. n/t pnwmom Jan 2013 #21

The only thing visible on the abductor were her eyes. LisaL Jan 2013 #14

From a teaching board I'm also on: knitter4democracy Jan 2013 #3

I think that the teacher wasn't supposed to let any child go. A parent turning up at pnwmom Jan 2013 #28

You do something basic called checking liberalhistorian Jan 2013 #31

I teach high school, so it's a bit different for me. knitter4democracy Jan 2013 #32

My school calls on the intercom to send the kids to the office to be picked up. Parent dont get to RayOfHope Jan 2013 #33

The school screwed up big time Catherine Vincent Jan 2013 #4

We don't know the little girl wasn't harmed. She was found "barely dressed" in a public park! riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #6

Oh, I was going by one of the reports I read Catherine Vincent Jan 2013 #17

Was there a different report on how she was found? I'd be interested in reading it. Thanks nt riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #18

The report I read quoted the offical as saying she didn't appear to be harmed Catherine Vincent Jan 2013 #30

The bottom line was the same in all the reports. She was kidnapped by strangers pnwmom Jan 2013 #29

The girl was harmed emotionally, at the very least. n/t pnwmom Jan 2013 #22

Now every woman wearing a Chador will need to have ID when they pick up their children.... Walk away Jan 2013 #7

Only if we all overreact to one incident. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #8

We learn more from our mistakes than from what we do correctly Fumesucker Jan 2013 #12

This was predictable. In countries where chadors and face veils are common, pnwmom Jan 2013 #23

And this is bad ...how? riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #9

+a modern era REP Jan 2013 #26

I think anyone wearing a mask or a face veil should uncover their face when picking up a child. pnwmom Jan 2013 #24

The simplest thing to do would be to have a principal, the child, and the woman converse until... JVS Jan 2013 #10

Or they show a drivers license like every single one of the rest of us parents upon pick up. riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #16

+1. I'm always asked to show my license, even by office staff who clearly recognize gkhouston Jan 2013 #20

Yep! My kids go to school where I teach, and my mother in law still has to show her ID when she :) RayOfHope Jan 2013 #34

The woman should expose her face, IMHO -- to a female staff member pnwmom Jan 2013 #27

Terrible. And I have a question. If the woman who took the child is busted, wonder if they will lonestarnot Jan 2013 #11

I'm a little ignorant on this subject. Separation Jan 2013 #13

They are from US. LisaL Jan 2013 #15

Didn't see that one way or another Separation Jan 2013 #19

I was wondering about the driver's license issue -- this might vary by state. n/t pnwmom Jan 2013 #25