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My first thought would be that the teacher was ignorant of the practice rather than that he or she had malicious intent. Lots and lots of people these days are way more wrapped up in their own world than they are in the world at large.
The thing is that the little boy tried to explain the significance of the ashes to his teacher, but she wouldn't listen, handed him an antibacterial wipe, and made him remove it.
The teacher clearly just didn't know any better, which is surprising. Also surprising is her not using her classroom computer or phone to Google.