Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate - Sikh TSA screener wins $30,000 EEOC settlement from DHS over religious wristband

Some reporting by Lauren Markoe of the Religion News Service that is posted on the Washington Post's website:

Religion News Service
Sikh TSA agent wins suit over religious wristband
Published: June 6, 2012 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/sikh-tsa-agent-wins-suit-over-religious-wristband/2012/06/06/gJQAZz9NJV_story.html)

A short quote:
WASHINGTON — A Sikh security officer at New York’s largest airport won a $30,000 settlement against the Department of Homeland Security, which had forbidden him from displaying his kara — a wristband that Sikhs wear to remind them of the divine.
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The case alleged discrimination on the basis of Singh’s religion under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The [U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission] decided the case in March and required the TSA to allow employees to wear the kara freely, and to post a notice of the violation by mid-June.

I wonder if they also forbade him his kirpan.

I wonder if people of other religions were forbidden from wearing their religious symbology as bracelets during this period. Crosses, stars of david, etc...

Are screeners also forbidden from wearing wristwatches while in uniform? What about watches with religious symbology on them? Or hanging from the bands?

Not surprising they violated his rights. They violate the rights of travelers every single second of every single day.:rolleyes:

Not surprising they violated his rights. They violate the rights of travelers every single second of every single day.:rolleyes:

^^ +1