The South Orange-Maplewood School District teacher who came under fire earlier this month after allegations were made on social media that she pulled the hijab off a Muslim student’s head has responded in a letter to the community that she meant no harm. Tamar Herman, an elementary school teacher at Seth Boyden Elementary School, said in a statement released through her lawyers that the student’s entire face had been covered by a hoodie and mask. She ended the letter by urging members of the community to not let the incident divide them. “I asked one of my students to raise the hood of her swe…
