schools

A&A: Unauthorized meetings and communication between members of a legislative body

Q: This situation refers to a California Community College which is part of a large Community College District. The president of the Senate was picked up at her house by the president of the college and accompanied to a meeting which was held at the house of a faculty member from one of the other colleges in our district. The meeting was held in a city that is outside of our college district.  The Senate

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A&A: Can a school board restrict critical speech about district employees?

Can a school board restrict critical speech about district employees? Q: Recently a school board adopted a policy that forbids individuals from making critical remarks about staff/board members. I am familiar with Baca v. Moreno Valley USD where the school board there tried to stifle free speech in a similar way and ended up on the losing end of the argument in court. The School District board of trustees recently included the following language on the

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