Fort Worth principal reassigned over BLM, Sharia law social media posts
A Fort Worth school district principal was reassigned just days after she was announced as principal of Western Hills High School following backlash over old social media posts about the Black Lives Matter movement and Sharia law.
Shayma Alzubi had been announced as principal in a now deleted Facebook post. The district said in a statement that she has been reassigned to another position, but did not say what her new position was.
According to the statement, the district was made aware of multiple social media posts made by Alzubi that did not align with the district’s social media policies or expectations.
The district said it is in compliance with a state law that prohibits teachers from discussing widely debated topics with a political bias, and that the administration ensures all issues of public policy or social affairs be explored objectively and in a manner free from political bias.
“I’m disheartened that the online noise is being emphasized over my experience and qualifications that earned me the position,” Alzubi said in an emailed statement.
“I’ve felt very unsafe to the point that I am not sleeping in my home,” Alzubi said.
Julie Pickren, a member of the Texas State Board of Education, posted on social media calling for the Texas Education Agency to conduct a formal review of Alzubi’s posts. She said the Texas administrator standards are not based on political ideology, but instead are professional standards established by the state of Texas.
Following the initial announcement of Alzubi as principal of Western Hills, Tarrant County conservative activist Carlos Turcios posted on X screenshots of Alzubi’s previous social media posts. One post explained the meaning of Sharia Law and said it was a moral and religious framework for Muslims. In another post from 2021 Alzubi shared a graphic calling for the Fort Worth school district to vote for a mask mandate.
Turcios called her posts “pro-Palestinian” and “supportive of Sharia Law. “ Sharia law is a moral code in Islam that acts as a guide of how Muslims should live their daily lives.
The Texas for Palestine group posted a flyer calling Alzubi’s reassignment part of an “online anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian hate campaign.”
The Faith Power Alliance, MAS Dallas, and CAIR Texas are all calling on Fort Worth ISD to reinstate Alzubi’s position at Western Hills High School.
According to the Fort Worth school district website, Alzubi was previously an assistant principal for ninth grade at Southwest High School. Prior to that, she was an assistant principal at Arlington Heights High School. As of around 10:30 a.m., Alzubi’s profile on the website had been deleted.
This story was originally published May 27, 2026 at 10:49 AM.
