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Embattled former principal of Arabic-themed NYC public school loses Second Circuit appeal seeking a preliminary injunction

Embattled former principal of Arabic-themed NYC public school loses Second Circuit appeal seeking a preliminary injunction: You can access today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

In earlier coverage, The Associated Press reported in December 2007 that "In First Round, Judge Rules Against Arabic School's Ex-Principal."

The New York Times reported in October 2007 that "Arabic School Ex-Principal Fights to Get Job Back." According to that article, "In her first detailed public account of what led her to step down after defending the word 'intifada' on a T-shirt, the principal, Debbie Almontaser, presented herself as the victim of an anti-Arab 'smear campaign' from conservative newspapers and blogs and of pressure from city officials."

And in August 2007, The New York Times published an "On Education" essay by Samuel G. Freedman entitled "Critics Ignored Record of a Muslim Principal."

Full post as published by How Appealing on March 20, 2008 (boomark / email).