Katherine Phillips is an American educator and former vice-principal of the private Al-Bayan Bilingual Middle School in Kuwait,[1] who was detained from leaving the country.
The father of one of the boys, Fawaz al Marzoug, felt that his son had been improperly treated, moved his children to another school, and threatened Phillips with reprisals.
She was stopped at immigration where she was informed that there was a case against her, pending further investigation and that a travel ban had been placed on her 15 months after the incident.
"[1][2] The case of Katherine Phillips made headlines in the local and international press after the teacher posted a letter on the Internet asking for help.
[2][3][4] On Tuesday, 3 July 2007, due to the efforts of Al Bayan Bilingual School management, Kuwaiti legal counsel and the Kuwait Human Rights Society the situation regarding Phillips was resolved, and she was allowed to leave the country.