Karen Fisher, William's grandmother, said she's not quite ready to accept the apology because the teacher pressed the boy to remove the symbol even after he explained its significance twice.
This April 1, 2018 photo provided by Karen Fisher shows fourth-grader William McLeod at his home in Bountiful, Utah. A teacher in the predominantly Mormon state was placed on administrative leave Thursday, March 7, 2019 after she forced McLeod, a Catholic student, to wash off the Ash Wednesday cross from his forehead.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.
"My entire life has been centered around respecting diversity," Patterson said."I would never intentionally disrespect any religion or any sacred symbol.""This is something that happens when people aren't necessarily exposed to other cultures other religions. It's not always necessarily mean spirited," said Republican Utah Sen. Todd Weiler, who represents the area.
Karen Fisher, William's grandmother, said she's not quite ready to accept the apology because Patterson pressed the boy to remove the symbol even after he explained its significance twice."It's kind of hard to swallow, a little, for me," she said. William had just returned to the school after attending Catholic mass when Patterson called the ash marking"inappropriate" and gave him a hand wipe to clean it off in front of his classmates, Fisher said.
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