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Committee debates wording and authority language in employee freedom‑of‑speech policy
Summary
The committee reviewed Policy 3.20 (Freedom of Speech by employees), discussed whether the First Amendment should be cited, questioned an expansive explanatory sentence, and suggested tightening wording and adding a verb in 3.4.09; committee moved the draft forward for further refinement.
Upper Dublin School District's policy committee examined proposed language for Policy 3.20, retitled “Freedom of Speech by employees,” debating the appropriate scope, authority citation and concise wording.
Some members suggested including the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment in the policy's authority section. "If talking about freedom of speech, the authority isn't really us… It's…
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