In the lawsuit, the principal claims she raised concerns about how HISD was or was not following policies. She said she was then pressured into signing a termination letter in exchange for money she was already owed.
"We feel like Mike Miles is just destroying our schools," one parent said. "What he's doing in Meyerland, what we are fighting for today, is just unconscionable."
HISD superintendent Mike Miles said principals will still be evaluated through the previously used system instead of the new one, which would have automatically fired the bottom administrators.
Superintendent Miles said the principals were selected based on scores from a proficiency screening that primarily focused on student achievement and quality of instruction.
Some are questioning whether some principals could be facing retaliation for opting out of joining the district's new school reform program, New Education System (NES).
Eyewitness News reported on the campus leader's arrest in recent days. Now, Fort Bend County authorities say it was part of a larger anti-sex trafficking operation.