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Residents urge Chino Valley board to protect teacher’s off-duty speech amid calls for dismissal
Summary
Several residents told the school board they oppose potential discipline or termination of a teacher over private social media posts, citing First Amendment protections and court rulings.
Multiple residents used the meeting’s public-comment period on Oct. 1 to ask the Chino Valley Unified School District board not to discipline or fire a teacher over private social-media posts.
Why it matters: Commenters said disciplinary action would chill free expression for teachers, risk legal challenges and worsen an existing educator shortage in Arizona.
Reverend Sabrina Jennings of the United Church of Christ told the board that free speech “should never be taken away” and argued a teacher posting…
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