School boards ask federal judges to block employee free speech
By Corey G. Johnson/California Watch
School boards are trying to reverse a federal court ruling banning administrators from controlling the free-speech rights of teachers and other school employees. According to a brief filed yesterday in 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the California School Boards Association (CSBA) argue that public K to 12 schools need discretion to regulate their employees’ expressions in the workplace. (more...)