Legal Analysis of Technological Issues
I:ssue (presented with a set of facts)
R: ule (what rule will apply? language of the law or interpretation of the law)
A:pply (take the facts and run it through the rule)
C:onclusion
Teacher Freedom of Expression
- expression must be related to a matter of public concern (not private grievances)
- whether impairs teaching effectiveness
- jeopardizes relationship with supervisors/coworkers
- interferes with the management of the school
- all speech made pursuant to official job duties is not protected; this rule is the foundation and must be answered before all others can be considered.
- separate test
- lemon test
- coercion test
- endorsement test
- searches must be: justified at its inception, and
- reasonably related in scope to the circumstances which justified the interference in the first place
