In One School District, Free Speech Has Become a Fireable Offense

Government employers shouldn’t discipline teachers simply because they expressed their views on a widely discussed issue.

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I Resolve founders Katie Medart (left) and Rachel Sager

Courtesy Alliance Defending Freedom

It’s hard to push back on any issue these days, when any point that challenges the prevailing social ideology is frequently silenced by the powers that be.

In Grants Pass, Ore., the powers that be are school administrators who retaliated against two dedicated educators for offering their views on how to best care for children and respect the rights of their parents and teachers.

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Mathew W. Hoffmann

Mathew W. Hoffmann is legal counsel with the Center for Academic Freedom at Alliance Defending Freedom (@ADFLegal), which is representing Rachel Sager and Katie Medart in their lawsuit against the Grants Pass School District No. 7.

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