The Southeastern Legal Foundation is appealing U.S. District Judge Douglas Harpool's summary judgment in favor of Springfield Public Schools and the six-figure award against their clients Brooke Henderson and Jennifer Lumley, according to an 8th U.S. The case raised the unsettled question of "whether a school district can induce its employees to become couriers for its messages on anti-racism and equity," SLF argued. Harpool's four-page order March 31 brushed past that argument, deeming the teachers' claims "frivolous." Letting them use the courts to litigate "frivolous political disagreement" would make "the management of a large, urban school district untenable," the judge said. SLF's press release is packed with exhibits from the district training.

Source: Washington Post April 11, 2023 07:02 UTC