Shayma Alzubi, the Muslim educator reassigned from her role as Western Hills High School principal after online backlash over past social media posts, says Fort Worth ISD offered her a $130,000 district-level job days before telling families she had been promoted.
Alzubi said she did not accept the position. Now, she is asking a federal judge to return her to the Western Hills job before the school year begins.
Alzubi filed a new version of her lawsuit July 9 in federal court after the first version was thrown out because her legal team did not include a local attorney, as court rules require. The new filing adds details about the district-level job offer, a family email announcing an interim principal and Alzubi’s request for immediate court intervention…