Supporters of a controversial new Brooklyn academy focused on Arab culture and language said yesterday that the public school’s former principal is considering legal action in the wake of her resignation under pressure last month.
At a rally in lower Manhattan yesterday, politicians and advocates called for the reinstatement of Debbie Almontaser, who resigned as head of the Khalil Gibran International Academy. Almontaser stepped down four days after The Post ran an article in which she defended T-shirts bearing the imprint “Intifada NYC.”
“She is not speaking publicly about her resignation, but she is consulting with an experienced civil-rights lawyer,” said Donna Nevel, of the Center for Immigrant Families. “It’s clear to us that she was forced to resign.”
City Council members Robert Jackson and John Liu, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, and state Sen. Bill Perkins were among those calling for city officials to investigate the circumstances of Almontaser’s resignation.
An Education Department spokeswoman said, “We have no plans to reinstate the former principal.”
