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Peer reviewedZirkel, Perry A.; Gluckman, Ivan B. – NASSP Bulletin, 1996
The Massachusetts Supreme Court overturned a lower court's ruling against a speech pathology teacher whose contract was not renewed following a parent's complaint. The teacher had explained 4-letter words to 13 year-olds, bringing them up in class, then discouraged further usage. Judges decided the teacher had acted creatively in response to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Court Litigation, Freedom of Speech, Junior High Schools
