Joint Appendix at 132-33. See, e.g., Stachura v. Truszkowski, 763 F.2d 211, 215 (6th Cir. 2d 435 (1982) used the Mt. The more important question is not the motive of the speaker so much as the purpose of the interference. 161.790(1) (b).9 Our analysis is guided by two recent decisions by the Kentucky Supreme Court. 161.790(1) (b) is not unconstitutionally vague. 1980); Cary v. Board of Education, 598 F.2d 535, 539-42 (10th Cir. Although Judge Peck's opinion concedes that "the school board clearly expressed displeasure with the anti-establishment focus of the film," he argues nonetheless that the board's "objections to the 'immoral' content of the film were intertwined with constitutionally permissible objections to the film's above mentioned vulgarity and unsuitability for the student age group." Opinion of Judge Peck at p. 668. It is obvious, therefore, that Mrs. Fowler's discharge was prompted by the content of the movie. 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. District Court Opinion at 23. Healthy City School Dist. The root of the vagueness doctrine is a rough idea of fairness. The court went on to view this conduct in light of the purpose for teacher tenure. 1969); Dean v. Timpson Independent School District, 486 F. Supp. Id. The dissent accurately points out that "the school board did not like the content of the movie" but their objections to the "immoral" content of the film were intertwined with constitutionally permissible objections to the film's above mentioned vulgarity and unsuitability for the student age group and cannot survive the "but for" test of Mt. 403 U.S. at 25, 91 S. Ct. at 1788. . Healthy City School Dist. The cases just discussed demonstrate that conduct is protected by the First Amendment only when it is expressive or communicative in nature.7 In the present case, because plaintiff's conduct in having the movie shown cannot be considered expressive or communicative, under the circumstances presented, the protection of the First Amendment is not implicated. The students in Fowler's classes were in grades nine through eleven and were of the ages fourteen through seventeen. 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. Her having the movie shown under the circumstances involved demonstrates a blatant lack of judgment. Sterling, Ky., F.C. Joint Appendix at 198, 200, 204, 207, 212, 223, 249-50, 255. denied, 409 U.S. 1042, 93 S. Ct. 529, 34 L. Ed. Ms. Lisa M. Perez 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. Get free summaries of new Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals opinions delivered to your inbox! The court rejected plaintiff's vagueness challenge on the ground that his behavior "was sufficiently odd and suggestive that the ordinary person would know, in advance, that his image as an elementary school teacher would be gravely jeopardized." In order to defend itself against such a claim, the government must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the decision to terminate would have been made in the absence of the exercise of the constitutionally protected right. Of Lincoln County TOPIC: Academic Freedom to show movies RULING: the Sixth Circuit ruled that school officials did not violate the First Amendment rights of a teacher when they fired her for showing the R-rated movie Pink Floyd -- The Wall in her classroom. Id., at 410, 94 S. Ct. 2730 (citation omitted). D.C. 217, 392 F.2d 822, 835 (D.C. Cir. This court need not go as far as the Court did in Pico and Bethel because those cases respectively involved school libraries and a school assembly and did not have the captive audience factor with the teacher acting in loco parentis that is present in this case. Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. When Fowler had the movie shown on the morning of May 31, 1984, she instructed Charles Bailey, the fifteen-year-old student who had seen the movie, to edit out any parts that were unsuitable for viewing at school. That method was to use sexual innuendo and sexually explicit material, some profane language, violence, and vulgar images, to tell the story of the film. I at 108-09. 413 U.S. 548 - USCSC v. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS. Other segments involving a violent rape, nudity, a suggestion of oral sex, and a naked woman and naked man in bed engaging in foreplay and intercourse were also shown in the morning. D.C. 41, 425 F.2d 472 (D.C. Cir. 783 F.2d 1488 - MATTER OF CERTAIN COMPLAINTS UNDER INVESTIGATION. Another shows police brutality. Trial Transcript Vol. 2d 49, 99 S. Ct. 1589 (1979)). ), aff'd en banc, 425 F.2d 472 (D.C. Cir. 2d 391 (1973); James v. Board of Education, 461 F.2d 566 (2d Cir. The evidence in Wood established that the teachers had been smoking marijuana with two fifteen-year-old students in the teachers' apartment. re-employment even in the absence of the protected conduct." search results: Unidirectional search, left to right: in at 1194. 2d 584 (1972). denied, 430 U.S. 931, 97 S. Ct. 1552, 51 L. Ed. See generally Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589, 603, 87 S. Ct. 675, 683-84, 17 L. Ed. 1973) 103 Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County, 819 F.2d 657 (6th Cir. ET AL. In my view, the facts of the present case do not fit any of the Supreme Court cases that have been decided to date. One particularly controversial segment of scenes is animated in which flowers appear on the screen, are transformed into the shape of male and female sex organs and then engage in an act of intercourse. That a teacher does have First Amendment protection under certain circumstances cannot be denied. On cross-examination, Charles Bailey testified that Mrs. Fowler told him to open the file folder while editing after Candler entered the room. Joint Appendix at 291. Consequently, it awarded her reinstatement, back pay with interest, reimbursement of funds necessary for her reinstatement with the Kentucky Teachers Retirement System, damages for emotional distress and damage to professional reputation, compensatory damages for costs incurred in seeking new employment, costs, and attorney's fees. In my view, the facts of the present case do not fit any of the Supreme Court cases that have been decided to date. Board Member Ms. Francisca Montoya is a lifelong resident of Maricopa County and advocate of public education. Thus, this case is distinguishable from those in which the Supreme Court has afforded First Amendment protection in cases involving expressive conduct. Mrs. Eastburn is the chairperson of the Estrella Village Planning Committee, and she has sat on numerous other city committees. JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge, concurring. However, for the reasons stated below I would hold that the school board properly discharged Ms. Fowler. Fraser, 106 S. Ct. at 3165 (quoting Ambach, 441 U.S. at 76-77, 60 L. Ed. at 862, 869. Ms. Francisca Montoya is a lifelong resident of Maricopa County and advocate of public education. Even when the actor does intend to communicate a message by his conduct, a governmental interest in regulating the nonspeech aspect of such conduct may justify incidental restrictions on the speech aspect as well. 1974), a teacher was discharged for public displays of deviate sexual behavior under a statute proscribing "conduct unbecoming a teacher." " Arnett, 416 U.S. at 161, 94 S. Ct. at 1648 (quoting Meehan v. Macy, 392 F.2d 822, 835 (D.C. Cir. It is undisputed that Fowler left the room several times while the movie was being shown, and that she was posting grades during the time she was present in the classroom. In Minarcini, this court held that this "right to know" was violated by the removal of library books solely on the basis of the social and political tastes of the school board. Moreover, in Spence. Her having the movie shown under the circumstances involved demonstrates a blatant lack of judgment. I believe a teacher should be similarly protected by the First Amendment whether she is participating in an instructional or non-instructional day. In the present case, we conclude that plaintiff's conduct, although not illegal, constituted serious misconduct. 470 U.S. 564 - ANDERSON v. BESSEMER CITY. Healthy, 429 U.S. at 287. 1, ETC.. 469 F.2d 623 - RUSSO v. CENTRAL SCH. Joint Appendix at 83, 103, 307. 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. 2d 903 (1983); Grayned v. City of Rockford, 408 U.S. 104, 108-09, 92 S. Ct. 2294, 33 L. Ed. mistake[s] ha[ve] been committed." 1986). 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. The accommodation of these sometimes conflicting fundamental values has caused great tension, particularly when the conflict arises within the classroom. But whatever the meaning of the movie, however good or bad it may be, my main concern is that the holdings of both Judge Milburn and Judge Peck are in error. I do not believe an argument based on intertwining can be used to suppress protected speech; vulgarity should not be allowed to subsume that which is protected. If petitioners intended by their removal decision to deny respondents access to ideas with which petitioners disagreed, and if this intent was the decisive factor in petitioners' decision, then petitioners have exercised their discretion in violation of the Constitution. 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). In the final analysis, [t]he 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. 97 S. Ct. 1782 (1977) | I agree with Judge Milburn's decision that the school board's termination of Ms. Fowler's teaching contract did not violate her First Amendment right of free expression but write separately because I reach this result by a different route. Mrs. Eastburn has resided in the Fowler community for nearly 30 years, and all of her children attended Fowler schools. }); Email: In Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15, 91 S. Ct. 1780, 29 L. Ed. Opinion of Judge Milburn at p. 663 n. 6 (emphasis added) (citations omitted). 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." The District Court held that the school board failed to carry this Mt. She stated that she did not at any time discuss the movie with her students because she did not have enough time. }); Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. She testified that she would show an edited version of the movie again if given the opportunity to explain it. Trial Transcript Vol. She stated that she did not at any time discuss the movie with her students because she did not have enough time. Fowler testified that she left the classroom on several occasions while the movie was being shown. See generally Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589, 603, 17 L. Ed. }); Email: Inescapably, like parents, they are role models." UNITED STATES v. UNITED STATES GYPSUM CO. Cited 17 times, 541 F.2d 949 (1976) | The vagueness doctrine requires that a statute proscribing certain conduct must be drafted "with sufficient definiteness that ordinary people can understand what conduct is prohibited and in a manner that does not encourage arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement." 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, 89 S. Ct. at 736 (wearing black armband was conduct akin to pure speech); Brown v. Louisiana, 383 U.S. 131, 141-42, 86 S. Ct. 719, 724, 15 L. Ed. The day on which the movie was shown, May 31, 1984, was a noninstructional day used by teachers for completing grade cards. Healthy, 429 U.S. at 287. We hold regular monthly meetings of the governing board on the second Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. at 1617 South 67th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. Heres how to get more nuanced and relevant "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." Id. This has been the unmistakable holding of this Court for almost 50 years. And in Barnette, the court recognized that a flag salute is a form of communicative conduct which implicates the First Amendment. Healthy, 429 U.S. at 282-84. Ephraim, 452 U.S. 61, 101 S. Ct. 2176, 68 L. Ed. of Educ., 429 U.S. 274, 50 L. Ed. Healthy City School Dist. The opinion can be located in volume 403 of the. Cited 405 times, 46 S. Ct. 126 (1926) | 486 F.Supp. Mrs. Fowler proved at trial, as Judge Milburn says at page 660 of his opinion, that she was discharged because the board members regarded the movie as "immoral, antieducation, antifamily, antijudiciary, and antipolice." The evidence in Wood established that the teachers had been smoking marijuana with two fifteen-year-old students in the teachers' apartment. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274, 97 S. Ct. 568, 50 L. Ed. You already receive all suggested Justia Opinion Summary Newsletters. Cited 711 times, 94 S. Ct. 1633 (1974) | Summary of this case from Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County. . The message is that unloving, overly rigid and authoritarian parents, teachers, judges and officials create disturbed individuals and societies. In my view, both of the cases cited by the dissent are inapposite. Nothing in the Constitution prohibits the states from insisting that certain modes of expression are inappropriate and subject to sanctions. v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274, 50 L. Ed. Fowler was unfamiliar with the movie and asked the students whether it was appropriate for viewing at school. 2d 491 (1972). Law Rep. 1011 Jacqueline FOWLER, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION OF LINCOLN COUNTY, KENTUCKY; Joseph G. Blair, Individually and As Superintendent of the Lincoln County Schools; Lloyd McGuffey; Jimmy Cooper; Ivan Singleton; Tom Blankenship; and Paul Playforth, Individually and Each in His Official Capacities, . In addition to the sexual aspects of the movie, there is a great deal of violence. v. COOPER. See also Fraser, 106 S. Ct. at 3166 (recognizing need for flexibility in formulating school disciplinary rules). 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. A teacher is held to a standard of personal conduct which does not permit the commission of immoral or criminal acts because of the harmful impression made on the students. Joint Appendix at 308-09. Moreover, in Spence. 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. The Court in the recent case of Bethel School Dist. O'Brien, 391 U.S. at 376. Trial Transcript Vol. 2d 518, 105 S. Ct. 1504 (1985). See, e.g., Stachura v. Truszkowski, 763 F.2d 211, 215 (6th Cir. Joint Appendix at 198, 200, 204, 207, 212, 223, 249-50, 255. DIST.. 721 S.W.2d 703 - BOARD OF EDUC. See, e.g., Mt. 2d 965 (1977) ("no doubt that entertainment . at p. 664. . Id. School Dist., 439 U.S. 410, 58 L. Ed. 393 U.S. 503 - TINKER v. DES MOINES SCHOOL DIST.. 408 U.S. 104 - GRAYNED v. CITY OF ROCKFORD. 2d 435 (1982), and Bethel School Dist. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case. The inculcation of these values is truly the "work of the schools.". I agree with both of these findings. The Mt. 1980); Cary v. Board of Education, 598 F.2d 535, 539-42 (10th Cir. 302, 307 (E.D. Mt. The day on which the movie was shown, May 31, 1984, was a noninstructional day used by teachers for completing grade cards. $(document).ready(function () { Cited 63 times, 92 S. Ct. 1953 (1972) | 2d 731 (1969). Ms. Montoya's professional experience spans 25 plus years in non-profit management, government relations, and community and economic development. I at 108-09. 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. BOARD EDUCATION CENTRAL DISTRICT NO. The district court concluded that Fowler's conduct was protected by the First Amendment, and that she was discharged for exercising her constitutionally protected rights. at 583. Healthy case as precedent to decide whether the school board in that case acted properly in removing books from the school library. 8. 1. These cases are based upon the notion that teaching is a form of activity protected by the First Amendment. The notice advised her that a hearing would be held on July 10, 1984, and she subsequently advised the board of her intention to appear at the hearing and contest the charges. 352, 356 (M.D. "Consciously or otherwise, teachers demonstrate the appropriate form of civil discourse and political expression by their conduct and deportment in and out of class. 333 U.S. 364 - UNITED STATES v. GYPSUM CO.. 343 U.S. 495 - JOSEPH BURSTYN, INC. v. WILSON. The evidence in Wood established that the teachers had been smoking marijuana with two fifteen-year-old students in the teachers' apartment. 1984). OF COLORA, Emergency Coalition to Defend Educational Travel v. United States Dep't of the Treasury, UNITED STATES v. AKZO COATINGS OF AMERICA, Professional Standards Commission v. Alberson. D.C. 38, 425 F.2d 469 (D.C. 1, 469 F.2d 623 (2d Cir. Bd. 2d 584 (1972). In the present case, plaintiff Fowler had a fifteen-year-old student show a controversial, highly suggestive and somewhat sexually explicit movie to a group of high school students aged fourteen to seventeen. NO. 1979). Cited 61 times. 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. v. Fraser, --- U.S. ----, 106 S. Ct. 3159, 92 L. Ed. See also Abood v. Detroit Bd. denied, 409 U.S. 1042, 93 S. Ct. 529, 34 L. Ed. 10. Moreover, there was a direct connection between this misconduct and Fowler's work as a teacher. Healthy City School Dist. Ephraim, 452 U.S. 61, 65-66, 101 S. Ct. 2176, 2181, 68 L. Ed. 2d 549 (1986), further supported the school board's authority to take action against conduct it considered vulgar and offensive and disruptive of the educational process. The fundamental principles of due process are violated only when "a statute either forbids or requires the doing of an act in terms so vague that men of common intelligence must necessarily guess at its meaning and differ as to its application." The Supreme Court has consistently recognized the importance of the exercise of First Amendment rights in the context of public schools. statutes both general enough to take into account a variety of human conduct and sufficiently specific to provide fair warning that certain kinds of conduct are prohibited. Assuming that the school board could have properly discharged Mrs. Fowler for poor judgment and lack of remorse in showing an "R-rated" movie which had short scenes depicting nudity and sexual foreplay, but not for the other reasons given, this case must be decided under the "mixed-motive" analysis of Mt. 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 Ms. Fowler's discharge was her decision to allow "antieducation, antifamily, antijudiciary, and antipolice" views to be expressed in her classroom. For similar reasons, plaintiff's reliance on Pratt v. Independent School District No. Spence, 418 U.S. at 410, 94 S. Ct. at 2730. . 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). Sec. 1981); Russo, 469 F.2d at 631. Having considered the entire record, including the viewing of the movie, and in holding that the district court's findings of fact are clearly erroneous, we are left with a "definite and firm conviction that . Email: See, e.g., Stern v. Shouldice, 706 F.2d 742 (6th Cir. After selecting the link, additional content will expand. See also Board of Education v. McCollum, 721 S.W.2d 703 (Ky.1986) (upholding discharge for conduct unbecoming a teacher when teacher filed false affidavit regarding sick leave and lied about time spent with student in course of special home instruction program). To carry this Mt teacher should be similarly protected by the dissent inapposite! 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