COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A University of Missouri graduate teaching assistant is accused of grabbing a teenage family member by the hair and pulling her out of school because she wasn’t wearing a traditional headscarf worn by some Muslim women.

Columbia, Missouri Police Department

The Columbia Daily Tribune reports, 53-year-old Youssif Omar was arrested Wednesday at his home on suspicion of felony child abuse. He was released from the Boone County Jail after posting $4,500 bond.

Police spokeswoman Latisha Stroer says officers were called to Columbia’s Hickman High School Tuesday after Omar became irate when he noticed a 14-year-old family member not wearing a hijab.

Stroer says Omar grabbed the girl “very violently by the hair” and pulled her outside and down some stairs.

Omar is listed on the University of Missouri’s website as a graduate teaching assistant of Arabic. His LinkedIn page also states he is currently a manger of Artifacts Journal at the University of Missouri – Columbia.

Omar didn’t immediately respond to an email Sunday seeking comment.

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