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District attorney briefs trustees on employee social media and First Amendment limits
Summary
Outside counsel (identified in the meeting as Ian) told trustees employee social-media discipline is fact‑specific: courts distinguish public‑interest speech from work‑related speech and district policies should allow case‑by‑case review and consultation with counsel.
The board heard a legal briefing on employee free speech and social-media policy from district counsel identified in the meeting as Ian during the Dec. 8 session.
Ian told trustees that First Amendment protections apply to public employees but that courts have narrowed that protection in many contexts. He reviewed the seminal Pickering line of cases and later decisions that limit employee speech…
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