2d 842, 94 S. Ct. 2727 (1974). v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274, 285-87, 97 S. Ct. 568, 50 L. Ed. at 411, because Fowler did not explain the messages contained in the film to the students. Cited 833 times, 72 S. Ct. 777 (1952) | Erika Capogna Fowler vs BOE Background Information - Jacqueline Fowler was a tenured teacher employed by the Lincoln County, Kentucky school system - Group of students requested that the movie, "Pink Floyd- The Wall" was shown - Fowler was prompted by Charles Bailey, age 15, who Purely expressive works -- songs, movies and books of entertainment value only -- are protected by the First Amendment just like works of moral philosophy. Indeed, the "fundamental values necessary to the maintenance of a democratic political system" disfavor the use of terms of debate highly offensive or highly threatening to others. It is of vital importance to them to employ individuals who take the initiative to provide the best programs, strategies, and learning environment for all of our students. of Educ. 2d 471 (1977). 1969)). See Spence v. Washington, 418 U.S. 405, 409-12, 94 S. Ct. 2727, 2729-31, 41 L. Ed. The purpose of teacher tenure laws is to promote good order in the school system by preventing the arbitrary removal of capable and experienced teachers by political or personal whim . -The district court ruled in favor of Fowler, concluding that her actions are indeed protected under the First Amendment. OF LINCOLN COUNTY, KY. Email | Print | Comments ( 0) Nos. If [plaintiff] shows " [a]n intent to convey a particularized message and in the surrounding circumstances the likelihood was great that the message would be understood by those who viewed it," id. DIST. After selecting the link, additional content will expand. Healthy City School Dist. Furthermore, since this was a "free day" for the students, no departure from a board-mandated curriculum occurred. Furthermore, Fowler never at any time made an attempt to explain any message that the students might derive from viewing the movie. Moreover, there was a direct connection between this misconduct and Fowler's work as a teacher. 1979), a teacher was demoted after an incident in which she disciplined students caught passing notes by reading the note in class and explaining "that three vulgar colloquialisms contained in the note were not obscene when used in different contexts." OF HOPKINS COUNTY v. WOOD. To regard teachers -- in our entire educational system, from the primary grades to the university -- as the priests of our democracy is therefore not to indulge in hyperbole." After the movie was viewed by the superintendent and members of the Lincoln County Board of Education, proceedings were instituted to terminate Fowler's contract. 2d 629 (1967) (discussing importance of academic freedom). of Educ., 431 U.S. 209, 231, 97 S. Ct. 1782, 1797, 52 L. Ed. Judge Milburn states further that "plaintiff's conduct in having the movie shown cannot be considered expressive or communicative." Id. OF ED. 2d 965 (1977), for the general proposition that entertainment enjoys First Amendment protection. On the afternoon of May 31, 1984, Principal Jack Portwood asked Fowler to give him the video tape, and she did so. Spence v. Washington, 418 U.S. 405, 409-10, 94 S. Ct. 2727, 2729-30, 41 L. Ed. denied, 409 U.S. 1042, 93 S. Ct. 529, 34 L. Ed. A group of students requested that Fowler allow the movie to be shown while she was completing the grade cards. Mrs. Eastburn is the chairperson of the Estrella Village Planning Committee, and she has sat on numerous other city committees. 1987) 105 Geller v. Markham, 635 F.2d 1027 (1980) 106 Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School District, 439 U.S. 410 (1979) 108 Knight v. Board of Regents of University of State of New York, Ephraim, 452 U.S. 61, 101 S. Ct. 2176, 68 L. Ed. See, e.g., Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School District, 439 U.S. 410, 99 S. Ct. 693, 58 L. Ed. The Court in the recent case of Bethel School Dist. Cited 656 times, BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 161.790(1) (b), which proscribes "conduct unbecoming a teacher," is unconstitutionally vague as applied to her because the statute failed to give notice that her conduct would result in discipline. He finds that Ms. Fowler did not possess " [a]n intent to convey a particularized message" to her students because she was not familiar with the content of the film before she showed it, citing Spence v. Washington, 418 U.S. 405, 410, 94 S. Ct. 2727, 2730, 41 L. Ed. Joint Appendix at 291. In examining the motivation of the school board, while the school board clearly expressed displeasure with the anti-establishment focus of the film, the board also found the method of the film to be highly inappropriate for its students. A number of courts have rejected vagueness challenges when an employee's conduct clearly falls within a statutory or regulatory prohibition. Similarly, in Tinker, the uncontroverted evidence showed that the students who wore the black armbands were engaged in an expression of opposition to the Vietnam war, which the Court concluded was akin to "pure speech." Spence v. Washington, 418 U.S. 405, 409-10, 94 S. Ct. 2727, 2729-30, 41 L. Ed. There is no support for the proposition -- nor does the school board argue -- that a teacher's academic freedom or a student's right to hear may be abridged simply because a school board dislikes the content of the protected speech. Healthy case as precedent to decide whether the school board in that case acted properly in removing books from the school library. However, Fowler did not preview the movie before having it shown to her morning class because the store did not have a tape compatible with her own VCR and because she did not have time to make other arrangements to preview the movie. District Court Opinion at 23. . Fowler testified that she left the classroom on several occasions while the movie was being shown. 2d 671 (1981) (entertainment protected same as political or ideological speech); Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co., 433 U.S. 562, 578, 97 S. Ct. 2849, 53 L. Ed. The students in Fowler's classes were in grades nine through eleven and were of the ages fourteen through seventeen. The accommodation of these sometimes conflicting fundamental values has caused great tension, particularly when the conflict arises within the classroom. Bd. 413 U.S. 548 - USCSC v. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS. Because we conclude that plaintiff's discharge may be upheld under the charge of conduct unbecoming a teacher, we need not reach this issue. Cited 15 times, 805 F.2d 583 (1986) | On its distinctive facts, Fowler v. Board of Education Lincoln County, Kentucky' is almost ideally suited as a vehicle for reex- amining some of the "deeper" issues associated with in-school speech of public high school teachers in particular and with free speech law in general. ", (bike or scooter) w/3 (injury or The district court concluded that Fowler was not insubordinate because she did not violate an established rule or regulation, and also found that plaintiff's due process rights were not violated by the procedures utilized at the administrative hearing. Cited 164 times, 500 F.2d 1110 (1974) | 1982) is misplaced. CO.. 319 U.S. 624 - BOARD OF EDUCATION v. BARNETTE. 2d 775, 97 S. Ct. 1552 (1977); diLeo v. Greenfield, 541 F.2d 949 (2d Cir. 2d 471 (1977). HEALTHY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD EDUCATION v. DOYLE, 97 S. Ct. 568 (1977) | Arthur L. Brooks, Jane V. Fitzpatrick, Brooks, Coffman and Fitzpatrick, Lexington, Ky., Walter Alan Kamiat, argued, Bredhoff & Kaiser, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee, cross-appellant. Fraser, 106 S. Ct. at 3165 (quoting Ambach, 441 U.S. at 76-77, 60 L. Ed. 1628 (1943) (flag salute is a form of expression); Stromberg v. California, 283 U.S. 359, 368-69, 51 S. Ct. 532, 75 L. Ed. Plaintiff's reliance upon cases grounded in the concept of "academic freedom," e.g., Cooper, 611 F.2d at 1113; Dean, 486 F. Supp. She is the proud mother of two sons and three granddaughters. at 1193. "Consciously or otherwise, teachers demonstrate the appropriate form of civil discourse and political expression by their conduct and deportment in and out of class. 269 U.S. 385 - CONNALLY v. GENERAL CONST. The Court in Mt. Cited 533 times, 418 F.2d 359 (1969) | In Board of Education v. Wood, 717 S.W.2d 837 (Ky. 1986), two tenured teachers were discharged for conduct unbecoming a teacher under section 161.790 (1) (b). Plaintiff argues that Ky.Rev.Stat. Please help me in reviewing the 2 case Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth Perry v. Sindermann Scenario: Oxford College is a private, four-year liberal arts college at which excellence in, Appellate Brief Scenario: Your client, Ms. Kimberly Hall, stands convicted under your state law for charges involving theft, trafficking in stolen property, fraud, and alteration of vehicle, "We March" (Prince, Nona Gaye) is the fifth track (fourth song) on Prince's 17th album The Gold Experience , his first album using the "Love" symbol (equally blending the male and female gender, due today please help with 3 questions, its okay if you don't know the last one. 161.790(1) (b) is not unconstitutionally vague. 2d 811 (1968)); see also Anderson v. Evans, 660 F.2d 153, 157 (6th Cir. Trial Transcript Vol. v. DETROIT BOARD EDUCATION ET AL. ARAPAHOE SCH. Tex. DIST.. 596 F.2d 1192 - FRISON v. FRANKLIN CTY. Isn't a violation of free speech Legal Doctrine: The First Amendment Significance: Teacher has protection under the First Amendment protection under certaincircumstances . Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503, 506, 89 S. Ct. 733, 736, 21 L. Ed. I agree with both of these findings. Judge Milburn does not inquire into the motivation of the school board but rather bases his decision on the fact that Ms. Fowler's action in showing the film to her classes was not conduct protected by the First Amendment. And in Barnette, the court recognized that a flag salute is a form of communicative conduct which implicates the First Amendment. They also found the movie objectionable because of its sexual content, vulgar language, and violence. Id. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274, 97 S. Ct. 568, 50 L. Ed. accident), Expand root word by any number of Send Email Moreover, in Spence. For similar reasons, plaintiff's reliance on Pratt v. Independent School District No. v. BOARD REGENTS UNIVERSITY STATE NEW YORK ET AL. v. DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL. Following her termination, plaintiff Fowler initiated her action in the district court alleging that her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated by her discharge, and that the Kentucky statutes forming the basis for her discharge were unconstitutionally vague or overbroad. Sterling, Ky., F.C. Fowler was unfamiliar with the movie and asked the students whether it was appropriate for viewing at school. 2d 637, 86 S. Ct. 719 (1966) (sit-in by blacks at "whites only" library), West Virginia State Bd. 717 S.W.2d 837 - KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION v. HARRIS. As the District Court correctly found, the school board in this case had to negate the testimony of its own members that the determinative causative factor in Mrs. Fowler's discharge was her decision to allow "antieducation, antifamily, antijudiciary, and antipolice" views to be expressed in her classroom. Joint Appendix at 132-33. 4. On the afternoon of May 31, 1984, Principal Jack Portwood asked Fowler to give him the video tape, and she did so. Monroe v. State Court of Fulton County, 739 F.2d 568, 571 (11th Cir. District Office Staff; Three Year Strategic Plan; Supergram; District Calendar; FUSD Annual Calendar; Student Achievement; Board of Trustees; Accessibility Information She was discharged in July, 1984 for insubordination and conduct unbecoming a teacher. Opinion of Judge Milburn at p. 663 n. 6 (emphasis added) (citations omitted). The court went on to view this conduct in light of the purpose for teacher tenure. }); Email: Id. CASE TITLE:Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County Kentucky CITATION: Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County, 819 F.2d 657 (Sixth Circuit, 1987) FACTSA tenured teacher's employment was ended because she had an "R" rated movie, Pink Floyd--The Wall,shown to her high school students on the last day of the school year. Joint Appendix at 113-14. I at 108-09. 1 TOWN ADDISON ET AL. 8. Under the circumstances present, the court concluded that a discharge for conduct unbecoming a teacher could be upheld. JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge, concurring. 391 U.S. 563 - PICKERING v. BOARD OF EDUCATION. Cited 63 times, 92 S. Ct. 1953 (1972) | 831, 670 F.2d 771 (1982) | Another shows police brutality. See Schad v. Mt. Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. In the present case, it is undisputed that plaintiff's employment was terminated because she had the "R" rated movie shown to her students and because she said she would do it again. See, e.g., Martin v. Parrish, 805 F.2d 583 (5th Cir. BOARD EDUCATION CENTRAL DISTRICT NO. Cited 3902 times. Cited 438 times. 2d 518, 105 S. Ct. 1504 (1985). See also In re Matter of Certain Complaints Under Investigation, 783 F.2d 1488, 1512-13 (11th Cir.) 2d 261 (1977) ("But our cases have never suggested that expression about philosophical, social, artistic, economic, literary, or ethical matters -- to take a nonexhaustive list of labels -- is not entitled to full First Amendment protection."). Joint Appendix at 129-30. 2d 563 (1986); Smith v. Price, 616 F.2d 1371, 1379 n.10 (5th Cir. 393 U.S. 503 - TINKER v. DES MOINES SCHOOL DIST.. 408 U.S. 104 - GRAYNED v. CITY OF ROCKFORD. $(document).ready(function () { 2d 842 (1974) (per curiam) (display of flag with peace symbol attached was expressive conduct entitled to protection under First Amendment); Tinker, 393 U.S. at 505 (wearing black armband was conduct akin to pure speech); Brown v. Louisiana, 383 U.S. 131, 141-42, 86 S. Ct. 719, 15 L. Ed. 1972), cert. 2d 796 (1973)). 418 U.S. at 409. Under the Mt. This court, in my opinion, should not offer an advisory opinion as to what constitutes an intent to communicate and how much knowledge of the content of a presentation is needed before it can be embraced as one's own expression. Ms. Montoya is a member of the Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission and Marisol Federal Credit Union Board of Directors. Such conduct, under the circumstances involved, clearly is not "speech" in the traditional sense of the expression of ideas through use of the spoken or written word. She did not preview the movie, despite the fact that she had been warned that portions were unsuitable for viewing in this context. Among the "special circumstances" which must be considered in defining the scope of First Amendment protection inside the classroom is the "inculcat [ion of] fundamental values necessary to the maintenance of a democratic political system." 89 S. Ct. 733 (1969) | 486 F.Supp. . 2d 222 (1972); 511 Detroit Street, Inc. v. Kelley, 807 F.2d 1293, 1295 (6th Cir. Bd. Joint Appendix at 198, 200, 204, 207, 212, 223, 249-50, 255. 431 U.S. 209 - ABOOD v. DETROIT BOARD OF EDUCATION. 1985) (nonexpressive dancing constitutes conduct not entitled to protection of the First Amendment). This lack of love is the figurative "wall" shown in the movie. We do not intimate that a teacher is entitled to the protection of the First Amendment only when teaching. letters, Board of Education of Laurel County v. McCollum, 721 S.W.2d 703 (1986) | School Dist., 439 U.S. 410, 58 L. Ed. The basis for this action was that she had an "R" rated movie, Pink Floyd -- The Wall, shown to her high school students on the last day of the 1983-84 school year. If any sort of conduct that people wish to engage in is to be considered "speech" simply because those who engage in conduct are, in one sense, necessarily expressing their approval of it, the line between "speech" protected by the First Amendment and conduct not so protected will be destroyed. Id. Rather, the proper focus of our inquiry is whether Fowler was engaged in expressive activity protected by the First Amendment, and nothing in the record would indicate that she was so engaged. Joint Appendix at 137. Wieman v. Updegraff, 344 U.S. 183, 196, 73 S. Ct. 215, 221, 97 L. Ed. However, for the reasons stated below I would hold that the school board properly discharged Ms. Fowler. 2d 435, 102 S. Ct. 2799 (1982), and Bethel School Dist. 1, TOWNS OF RUSH, ETC., N. Y.. 541 F.2d 577 - MINARCINI v. STRONGSVILLE CITY SCHOOL DIST.. 541 F.2d 841 - KANNISTO v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO. She testified that she would show an edited version of the movie again if given the opportunity to explain it. Fowler v. Board of Ed. v. Fraser further supported the school board's authority to take action against conduct it considered vulgar and offensive and disruptive of the educational process. Finally, the district court concluded that K.R.S. Indeed, the "fundamental values necessary to the maintenance of a democratic political system" disfavor the use of terms of debate highly offensive or highly threatening to others. See 4 Summaries. Because the intent to express was coupled with a great likelihood that the message would be understood, the Court concluded that the conduct was entitled to protection under the First Amendment. We conclude that the statute proscribing "conduct unbecoming a teacher" gave her adequate notice that such conduct would subject her to discipline. The plurality opinion of Pico, 457 U.S. 853, 102 S. Ct. 2799, 73 L. Ed. v. Fraser, --- U.S. ----, 106 S. Ct. 3159, 92 L. Ed. . Accordingly, we conclude that the statute is not unconstitutionally vague as applied to Fowler's conduct. at 410-11, 94 S. Ct. at 2730-31, the activity falls within the scope of the first and fourteenth amendments. O'Brien, 391 U.S. at 376, 88 S. Ct. at 1678, The dissent relies upon Schad v. Mt. Cited 357 times, PICKERING v. BOARD EDUCATION TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 205, 88 S. Ct. 1731 (1968) | I would also question the notion that an explanation from the teacher was necessary before the class was likely to understand the themes and viewpoints contained in this film. Mt. 85-5815, 85-5835. The court noted that "the evidence indicates that there was serious misconduct of an immoral and criminal nature and a direct connection between the misconduct and the teachers' work." Id., at 839. 2d 471, 97 S. Ct. 568 (1977). Sec. Finally, we must determine whether plaintiff's conduct constituted "conduct unbecoming a teacher" within the meaning of Ky.Rev.Stat. [T]here are limitations in the English language with respect to being both specific and manageably brief, and it seems to us that although the prohibitions may not satisfy those intent on finding fault at any cost, they are set out in terms that the ordinary person exercising ordinary common sense can sufficiently understand and comply with, without sacrifice to the public interest. v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675, 106 S. Ct. 3159, 92 L. Ed. In fact, Mrs. Fowler was not discharged because she entertained her students: she was discharged because the school board did not like the content of the movie. . That a teacher does have First Amendment protection under certain circumstances cannot be denied. at 159 (quoting Civil Service Commission v. National Association of Letter Carriers, 413 U.S. 548, 578-79, 93 S. Ct. 2880, 37 L. Ed. Summary of this case from Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County. 2d 391 (1973); James v. Board of Education, 461 F.2d 566 (2d Cir. The District Court held that the school board failed to carry this Mt. Cited 60 times, 616 F.2d 1371 (1980) | Writing for the Court, Justice Harlan stated that "while the particular four-letter word being litigated here is perhaps more distasteful than most others of its genre, it is nevertheless often true that one man's vulgarity is another's lyric. Cited 6988 times, 739 F.2d 568 (1984) | It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate. denied, --- U.S. ----, 106 S. Ct. 3273, 91 L. Ed. Only three justices agreed that students possess a constitutionally protected entitlement to access to particular books in the school's library. This lack of love is the figurative "wall" shown in the movie. Board Member Cited 6992 times, 91 S. Ct. 1780 (1971) | . If [plaintiff] shows "an intent to convey a particularized message . Furthermore, since this was a "free day" for the students, no departure from a board-mandated curriculum occurred. Moreover, even these three justices explicitly noted that the decision regarding this right did not extend to the classroom. 1628 (1943) (flag salute), are inapposite because they involve examples of symbolic expression, not verbal communication, and articulate guidelines for determining what symbolic acts may constitute expression. I would also question the notion that an explanation from the teacher was necessary before the class was likely to understand the themes and viewpoints contained in this film. 385 U.S. 589 - KEYISHIAN v. BOARD OF REGENTS. Healthy case, involving actions by a teacher outside the school environment, must be viewed in light of the court's deference to the autonomy of school boards in regulating the educational process. See Tinker, 393 U.S. at 506, 89 S. Ct. 736; James, 461 F.2d at 571. Healthy, 429 U.S. at 282-84, 97 S. Ct. at 573-74. Bethel School District No. 418 U.S. at 409, 94 S. Ct. at 2730. Because the intent to express was coupled with a great likelihood that the message would be understood, the Court concluded that the conduct was entitled to protection under the First Amendment. We have viewed the film in conjunction with Fowler's testimony concerning the portions of the film which were edited during the two showings, and we conclude that the district court's findings in this regard are clearly erroneous. It is also undisputed that she left the room on several occasions while the film was being shown. 783 F.2d 1488 - MATTER OF CERTAIN COMPLAINTS UNDER INVESTIGATION. He did so by attempting to cover the 25"' screen with an 8 1/2"' by 11"' letter-sized file folder. 2d 471 (1977), as suggested by Judge Merritt's dissent, particularly when viewed in the context of the post-Mt. Ms. Fowler's after the fact rationalizations for having shown the film cannot alter the fact that she used poor judgment and should not shield her from the consequences. 161.790(1), which proscribes conduct unbecoming a teacher, is unconstitutionally vague as applied to her conduct. In the present case, it is undisputed that Fowler did not see the movie before she had it shown to her class on the morning of May 31, 1984, a noninstructional day.6 Fowler agreed to allow the movie to be shown, at the students' request, because May 31 was "their treat type of day." Cited 78 times, James v. Board of Education of Central District No. 746 (1948), and Anderson v. Bessemer City, 470 U.S. 564, 575, 105 S. Ct. 1504, 1512-13, 84 L. Ed. near:5 gun, "gun" occurs to either to Bd. 6. She testified that, despite the fact that she had never seen the movie before having it shown to her students, and despite the fact that she was posting grades on report cards and left the room several times while the movie was being shown, she believed it had significant value. v. BARNETTE ET AL. A flag bearing a peace symbol and displayed upside down by a student today might be interpreted as nothing more than bizarre behavior, but it would have been difficult for the great majority of citizens to miss the drift of appellant's point at the time that he made it. $('span#sw-emailmask-5385').replaceWith(''); In the final analysis, the ultimate goal of school officials is to insure that the discipline necessary to the proper functioning of the school is maintained among both teachers and students. Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County Download PDF Check Treatment Summary holding that prohibition for "conduct unbecoming a teacher" could not be challenged on vagueness or overbreadth grounds by teacher who was terminated for conduct clearly falling within scope of prohibition Summary of this case from Pucci v. Michigan Supreme Court There is no support for the proposition--nor does the school board argue--that a teacher's academic freedom or a student's right to hear may be abridged simply because a school board dislikes the content of the protected speech. See United States v. United States Gypsum Co., 333 U.S. 364, 395, 68 S. Ct. 525, 542, 92 L. Ed. Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County, KY Teacher's showing of Pink Floyd: The Wall was not connected with the curriculum. Cited 25 times, 104 S. Ct. 485 (1983) | Ala. 1977) ("immorality" standard not vague as applied to teacher discharged for making sexual advances toward his students). 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