Fort Worth school district investigating teacher for social media posts
The Fort Worth school district is investigating Western Hills High School teacher Ernie Moran after a Tarrant County conservative activist posted screenshots of his classroom website and social media posts on X.
Carlos Turcios, who is a freelance writer for The Dallas Express, posted on X on May 27 that Moran’s website has an “LGBTQ, Black Lives Matter, and a foreign flag.” Moran is a Spanish teacher, and has the flag of Spain posted on his Fort Worth ISD website.
The Fort Worth ISD employee handbook does not detail specific social media rules for employees, but says they must uphold the same “professional standards” as they must in any public conduct.
Moran taught bilingual classes for 11 years at Western Hills Elementary School before he moved to high school. He also serves as the JV soccer coach at Western Hills High School.
Moran did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Another investigation, also sparked by Turcios, led to former Western Hills High School principal Shayma Alzubi to be reassigned following her social media posts explaining Sharia Law and Black Lives Matter.
A spokesperson for the district said the district was investigating, but could not comment any further.
