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The rude asshole should enjoy the same freedom of speech as the -- Shenhoo 11/16/2021 2:39PM That's different. ** -- ResistHoo 11/16/2021 3:12PM Thing is, the guy at ODU is one of your fine people, keep him. ** -- Lupos 11/16/2021 2:49PM Why would you say something like that? ** -- 111Balz 11/16/2021 3:29PM Neither of them are particularly mine. I find him about as -- Shenhoo 11/16/2021 2:59PM Wow. freedom of speech is protected? Who knew? ** -- Beerman 11/16/2021 2:24PM Is this really a "free speech" issue? Does a teacher have the right to -- BocaHoo91 11/16/2021 2:50PM Spot on. ** -- Shenhoo 11/16/2021 3:00PM His claim, more or less -- Beerman 11/16/2021 2:53PM What if he went to the school board meeting as a private citizen and -- BocaHoo91 11/16/2021 2:55PM For government employees, the law is nuanced -- WahooMatt05 11/16/2021 3:15PM Maybe? But for state employees? Would be interested to hear from -- BocaHoo91 11/16/2021 3:21PM I honestly don’t know -- WahooMatt05 11/16/2021 3:33PM For me it's simpler than that. Free speech protections apply to laws -- BocaHoo91 11/16/2021 3:38PM Again, I'm not sure he's pushing this as a freedom of speech issue, as much -- Hoodafan 11/16/2021 3:56PM That's probably why they acquiesced, but to me, the claim that -- BocaHoo91 11/16/2021 4:17PM Yeah, I clearly missed that lesson in Sunday School. ** -- Hoodafan 11/16/2021 4:55PM For private employees, yes. For government employees, it’s more gray. ** -- WahooMatt05 11/16/2021 3:40PM I recognize there is a line -- Beerman 11/16/2021 3:03PM When it comes to "free speech" protected by the 2A, I'm not sure there -- BocaHoo91 11/16/2021 3:15PM I mean, this is Virginia -- Beerman 11/16/2021 3:28PM Not trying to be combative and I'm sure he could TRY to make it into a -- BocaHoo91 11/16/2021 3:36PM Depends what your goal was -- Beerman 11/16/2021 3:40PM Maybe we're arguing semantics, but I don't consider that -- BocaHoo91 11/16/2021 3:46PM If there is not contract language covering conduct outside of the classroom -- 81_Hokie 11/16/2021 3:01PM Perhaps because teachers are governed by an employment contract, but -- BocaHoo91 11/16/2021 3:11PM I said twice that the contract is the guiding document. Of course there is -- 81_Hokie 11/16/2021 3:22PM OK fair enough. It sounds like we're in agreement. -- BocaHoo91 11/16/2021 3:32PM In VA teachers are "at will", although contractual employees. -- Hoodafan 11/16/2021 3:14PM What part don't you understand? -- Beerman 11/16/2021 3:32PM Interesting, although I wonder how much of the contract language then -- BocaHoo91 11/16/2021 3:20PM It's not that hard to "fire" a teacher, but like many big organizations, -- Hoodafan 11/16/2021 3:46PM Was it? The government fires a guy for speech, and he has to... -- Los Angeles Hoo 11/16/2021 2:31PM That's part of what the courts are for -- Beerman 11/16/2021 2:41PM LAHoo doesn't believe in courts particularly with election law. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/16/2021 6:36PM
