Fort Worth ISD named a new interim principal at Western Hills High School last week. The educator who was originally slated to fill the role is suing the district in federal court.
On July 8, FWISD announced that Lucio Rodriquez had been tapped to serve as the interim principal at Western Hills High School. The move comes less than two months after another educator, Shayma Alzubi, was reassigned from her planned promotion to the role after social media backlash.
Alzubi, who is Muslim and previously served as assistant principal at Southwest High School, was announced as the new principal of Western Hills in May. In a FWISD announcement post, Alzubi was pictured wearing a hijab. Right-wing social media backlash ensued, with some of the administrator’s past posts featuring the Palestinian flag and pro-immigrant sentiments coming to light. Shortly after, Fort Worth ISD announced that Alzubi was being reassigned pending an investigation into an alleged violation of the district’s social media policy…