Fort Worth ISD not required to reinstate reassigned Muslim principal, judge rules

The Brief

  • A federal judge ruled Fort Worth ISD won’t be forced to reinstate Shayma Alzubi as Western Hills High School principal following her reassignment.
  • The district moved Alzubi to a higher-paying central role citing an investigation into her past social media posts.
  • Alzubi sued the district, alleging her reassignment violated her 1st and 14th Amendment rights and was motivated by anti-Muslim bias.

FORT WORTH, Texas The Fort Worth Independent School District will not be forced to reinstate a Muslim principal who was reassigned just after she was promoted in May.

Fort Worth ISD Muslim Principal Removed

What’s new:

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman made the decision on Wednesday, saying that the reassignment of Shayma Alzubi did not harm her employment.

Instead, he said she was offered a higher-paying and arguably less stressful position.

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