Former Principal Of Arab School Sues City
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An educator who helped create the city’s first Arabic-themed public school sued the city yesterday, saying her constitutional rights were violated after reaction to statements she made during an interview led officials to pressure her to resign as its principal.
Debbie Almontaser said in the lawsuit that she was forced to resign in August from the Khalil Gibran International Academy in Brooklyn after she was criticized for not condemning the use of the word “intifada” on a T-shirt made by a youth organization.
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