Fort Worth police under fire after viral clash with anti-LGBTQ demonstators

Austin Wood 1h agoDO

U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillion is requesting information from the city to determine if “formal action” is necessary. One Fort Worth lawyer said similar free speech cases with FWPD and left-wing activists have not gotten the same attention.

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Cyclospora parasite cases reported in DFW as nationwide outbreak spreads

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There are new developments in the legal battle involving the now-reassigned Western Hills High School principal who is suing the Fort Worth Independent School District.Fort Worth ISD Muslim Principal RemovedShayma Alzubi is a longtime educator who is Palestinian and of Muslim faith. In May, she was promoted to the role of principal at Western Hills High School. But weeks later, that promotion was rescinded.The district said the action was due to a pending investigation into Alzubi’s past social media posts on her personal Facebook account.Some of those posts mentioned or highlighted the Black Lives Matter movement, support for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and support for wearing masks during the pandemic.In late May, faith leaders, educators, and community advocates shared frustrations over what they described as the school district bowing to internet uproar from conservative extremists."What happened here sends a dangerous message," said Fadya Salem."I'm seeing the t

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