Nada Shaath vs. Los Angeles Unified School District

Case Background

Nada Shaath filed an employment lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District in the California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. The lawsuit included claims of workplace misconduct, retaliation, and discrimination among others. Judge Theresa M. Traber presided over this case. [Case number: 21STCV22706]

Cause

Nada Shaath had worked for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) since 2007, first at Bell High School and later at the Division of Instruction’s Multilingual and Multicultural Education Department (MMED) in 2018 as a Specialist. She was Muslim and of Middle Eastern descent, born in Kuwait and part of the Palestinian diaspora. Her job