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Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1984
The Connick vs. Myers Supreme Court decision regarding public employees' right to express themselves has been applied to public schools in two recent federal court cases. The rulings suggest school boards may discipline school employees for disputes over internal office matters but must tolerate their dissent over public matters. (DCS)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Dissent, Federal Courts