Teacher Fails to Revive First Amendment Suit Over Anti-DNC Post

A former assistant principal was unable to convince a federal appeals court to resurrect his First Amendment retaliation suit against a Washington State school district over claims he was unconstitutionally demoted due to a Facebook post about the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

The Central Valley School District’s interests in maintaining a safe and inclusive environment outweighed Randey Thompson’s free speech rights to call the DNC the “Demtard convention” on Facebook, Judge Ronald M. Gould said Monday. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision to grant the school district summary judgment in the ex-administrator’s ...