holding teacher bringing outsiders to meeting with superintendent merits constitutional protection
How later courts described this case
- holding teacher bringing outsiders to meeting with superintendent merits constitutional protection
- protecting teacher’s choice to bring her husband and representative of state teacher organization to a meeting with the superintendent about her personal contract
- “[T]here is no doubt that this circuit has adopted and now applies the Tinker test in cases involving the First Amendment rights of teachers.”
- associational activity of teacher bringing outsiders to meeting with superintendent is constitutionally protected
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge,
dissenting:
I see no need of remanding this case to the district court for further proceedings. In my view the district judge thoroughly discussed the applicable law and facts, made adequate findings in a detailed, well-reasoned opinion. I would not disturb his findings or the conclusions he reached which denied relief to plaintiff teachers whose conduct was seriously disruptive in the school system and worthy of the dismissal as nontenured teachers which they received.