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Title: Principals and Teachers as Public Figures: Where Duty Ends and Rights Begin. A Legal Memorandum: Quarterly Law Topics for School Leaders. Vol. 7, No. 2, Winter 2007
Language: English
Authors: Kallio, Brenda, Geisel, Richard, National Association of Secondary School Principals
Source: National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). 2007.
Availability: National Association of Secondary School Principals. 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537. Tel: 800-253-7746; Tel: 703-860-0200; Fax: 703-620-6534; Web site: http://www.nassp.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2007
Intended Audience: Administrators
Document Type: Collected Works - Serial
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
Descriptors: Work Environment, School Personnel, Principals, Secondary School Teachers, Public Officials, Court Litigation, Civil Rights, Teacher Rights, Role Conflict, Freedom of Speech, Religion, Participation, Group Membership, Legal Responsibility, Administrator Role, Teacher Role
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: First Amendment
Abstract: Public schools are unique environments where the rights and responsibilities of one individual or group can easily, if unintentionally, infringe on the rights and responsibilities of other individuals or groups. This can leave public school employees wondering about the nature and scope of their rights. While it is well established that public school employees do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate ("Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District", 1969), courts have also held that the rights of public school employees are not coextensive with the rights of adults in other settings ("Daugherty v. Vanguard Charter School Academy", 2000). Frequently, the courts have been called upon to balance the rights of the individual public school employee against the rights of the employer, the students, the parents, or the general public. Some of the more common issues that influence this balancing act include the employer's need to promote a productive learning environment as well as a harassment-free work environment; the unique position that educators have to influence a captive, young, impressionable audience; and whether certain actions by public employees actually convey the imprimatur of state action. Various federal court decisions have addressed the rights and limitations of public school employees to engage in traditional First Amendment-protected activities while in the scope of their employment. This issue of "A Legal Memorandum" takes a look at these cases. (Contains 1 figure.)
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