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Residents tell board teacher discipline for social‑media posts risks free‑speech rights
Summary
Several parents, teachers and students told the York County School Board that placing teachers on leave over private social‑media posts threatens First Amendment protections and chills speech; callers asked the board to resolve cases fairly and quickly.
Multiple speakers at the Sept. 22 York County School Board meeting urged the board to protect teachers’ free‑speech rights after the division placed at least some staff on leave over personal social‑media posts.
Megan Rimmer, a District 3 resident and parent, said courts have long recognized protections for public‑school employees speaking as private citizens and urged the board to resolve the matter quickly. “Courts, including the US Supreme Court in Pickering…
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