Inconsistencies in two letters explaining the superintendent’s decision suggested the official “realized the impropriety of her first letter and sought to conceal that impropriety by sending the second letter.”
A Hasidic Jewish school principal, who was denied tenure due to the superintendent’s extension of her probationary status during her medical leave, and who also claimed the school official unfairly denied her request for paid leave and told her to “get thick skin” and “get over herself” when she declined to meet with a male teacher alone based on her religious tenets, survived summary judgment on certain federal and state law claims alleging disability discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation. However, a federal district court in New York dismissed her claims alleging the defendants engaged in religious discrimination by refusing to hire an assistant principal after her promotion, and also rejected her theory that requiring her to use vacation days in lieu of paid leave constituted an unlawful failure to accommodate her disability (Gahfi v New York City Department of Education, No. 23-cv-1782 (BMC) (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 19, 2026)).
The employee worked for DOE for over 25 years, and she served as a school’s assistant principal (AP) for 15 years. In 2018, she was promoted to be the school’s principal and began her mandatory probationary period. Despite numerous requests, DOE did not fill the vacant AP position she left behind.
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