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." 2d 284 (1971), the Supreme Court held constitutionally protected the act of wearing a jacket bearing the words "!?X! at 307; Parducci v. Rutland, 316 F. Supp. Cited 405 times, 46 S. Ct. 126 (1926) | Therefore, I disagree with the distinction between instruction and entertainment drawn by Judge Milburn and the conflation of vulgarity and anti-establishment ideas set forth by Judge Peck. . 2d 842 (1974). Whether a certain activity is entitled to protection under the First Amendment is a question of law. A group of students requested that Fowler allow the movie to be shown while she was completing the grade cards. D.C. 38, 425 F.2d 469 (D.C. If you dont use it, the Bb footer will slide up. The students in Fowler's classes were in grades nine through eleven and were of the ages fourteen through seventeen. Ala. 1977) ("immorality" standard not vague as applied to teacher discharged for making sexual advances toward his students). Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County, KY Teacher's showing of Pink Floyd: The Wall was not connected with the curriculum. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case. 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. Indeed, we think it is largely because governmental officials cannot make principled distinctions in this area that the Constitution leaves matters of taste and style so largely to the individual." 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 746 (1948), and Anderson v. Bessemer City, 470 U.S. 564, 575, 105 S. Ct. 1504, 1512-13, 84 L. Ed. See, e.g., Stern v. Shouldice, 706 F.2d 742 (6th Cir. In addition to the sexual aspects of the movie, there is a great deal of violence. 2d 549 (1986) (quoting Ambach v. Norwick, 441 U.S. 68, 76-77, 60 L. Ed. 26 v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853, 102 S. Ct. 2799, 73 L. Ed. Cited 614 times, MT. 1974), a teacher was discharged for public displays of deviate sexual behavior under a statute proscribing "conduct unbecoming a teacher." . 2d 584 (1972). 2d 811 (1968)); see also Anderson v. Evans, 660 F.2d 153, 157 (6th Cir. Healthy City School Dist. . 1976), for the proposition that students in a public school have a constitutionally protected right "to receive information which they and their teachers desire them to have." "Consciously or otherwise, teachers demonstrate the appropriate form of civil discourse and political expression by their conduct and deportment in and out of class. See Tinker, 393 U.S. at 506, 89 S. Ct. 736; James, 461 F.2d at 571. Id., at 863-69, 102 S. Ct. at 2806-09. 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. She has a long history of volunteering her services in our classrooms and is a very active citizen with regard to City of Phoenix initiatives. She also alleged that the factual findings made in support of her discharge were not supported by substantial evidence. $('span#sw-emailmask-5383').replaceWith(''); . Under the circumstances of that case, the court concluded that plaintiff's discharge was not constitutionally offensive. at 863-69. 8. Having considered the entire record, including the viewing of the movie, which we describe as gross and bizarre and containing material completely unsuitable for viewing by a classroom of students aged fourteen to seventeen, we conclude that such conduct falls within the concept of conduct unbecoming a teacher under Kentucky law.10. It is undisputed that the audio portion of the movie, which contained enough offensive language to mandate an automatic "R" rating under motion picture industry standards, was played through the entire movie. TEXAS INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT BOARD ET AL. I would hold, rather, that the district court properly used the Mt. Under circumstances such as these, I cannot conclude that Fowler possessed " [a]n intent to convey a particularized message" to her students. Spence, 418 U.S. at 410. 2d 637, 86 S. Ct. 719 (1966) (sit-in by blacks at "whites only" library), West Virginia State Bd. 1, 469 F.2d 623 (2d Cir. Counts v. Cedarville School District Books put on reserve in the library must be so because of clear violation of obscenity rules. Plaintiff Jacqueline Fowler was a tenured teacher employed by the Lincoln County, Kentucky, school system for fourteen years. Cited 3021 times. I at 108-09. 403 v. Fraser, --- U.S. ----, 106 S. Ct. 3159, 3164, 92 L. Ed. Trial Transcript Vol. 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. ", (bike or scooter) w/3 (injury or First Amendment rights, applied in light of the special characteristics of the school environment, are available to teachers and students. Arnett, 416 U.S. at 161 (quoting Meehan v. Macy, 129 U.S. App. $('span#sw-emailmask-5384').replaceWith(''); To the extent that the district court's finding of fact number 34 may be interpreted as a finding that the defendants objected to the film only on an ideological level, the finding is clearly erroneous. 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 . letters, Board of Education of Laurel County v. McCollum, 721 S.W.2d 703 (1986) | In Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15, 91 S. Ct. 1780, 29 L. Ed. v. FRASER, 106 S. Ct. 3159 (1986) | OF LAUREL COUNTY v. McCOLLUM. Cited 833 times, 72 S. Ct. 777 (1952) | Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274, 97 S. Ct. 568, 50 L. Ed. Healthy, 429 U.S. at 287. However, for the reasons stated below I would hold that the school board properly discharged Ms. Fowler. 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). The school board was also motivated by the poor judgment used by the teacher in not previewing an R-rated film and in the cavalier manner in which she allowed the film to be shown and "edited" by a student. Moreover, even these three justices explicitly noted that the decision regarding this right did not extend to the classroom. Nothing in the Constitution prohibits the states from insisting that certain modes of expression are inappropriate and subject to sanctions. 2d 518 (1985), Fowler testified that she left the classroom on several occasions while the movie was being shown. $(document).ready(function () { Cited 15 times, Kannisto v. City and County of San Francisco, 541 F.2d 841 (1976) | . Healthy, 429 U.S. at 287. at 840. Plaintiff Fowler received her termination notice on or about June 19, 1984. 161.790(1) (b) is not unconstitutionally vague. 216 (1952) (Frankfurter, J., concurring) (emphasis supplied). Monroe v. State Court of Fulton County, 739 F.2d 568, 571 (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."). It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate. 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. Plaintiff's reliance upon cases grounded in the concept of "academic freedom," e.g., Cooper, 611 F.2d at 1113; Dean, 486 F. Supp. SCH. . Id. 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. She was discharged in July, 1984 for insubordination and conduct unbecoming a teacher. v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624, 87 L. Ed. 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. 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. 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. Thus, this case is distinguishable from those in which the Supreme Court has afforded First Amendment protection in cases involving expressive conduct. Cited 1886 times, 86 S. Ct. 719 (1966) | Moreover, there was a direct connection between this misconduct and Fowler's work as a teacher. Assistant Principal Michael Candler, who observed the movie during part of the afternoon showing, testified that Charles Bailey's editing attempt was not sufficient to preclude the students from seeing the nudity. 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. 2d 563 (1986); Smith v. Price, 616 F.2d 1371, 1379 n. 10 (5th Cir. Cited 5890 times, 103 S. Ct. 1855 (1983) | 2d 435 (1982). Plaintiff cross-appeals from the holding that K.R.S. Following this executive session, the board returned to open session and voted unanimously to terminate plaintiff's employment for insubordination and conduct unbecoming a teacher. $('span#sw-emailmask-5381').replaceWith(''); See, e.g., Stachura v. Truszkowski, 763 F.2d 211, 215 (6th Cir. 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. }); Email: To determine whether [plaintiff's] conduct is entitled to first amendment protection, "the nature of [plaintiff's] activity, combined with the factual context and environment in which it was undertaken" must be considered. . See generally Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589, 603, 87 S. Ct. 675, 683-84, 17 L. Ed. The students in Fowler's classes were in grades nine through eleven and were of the ages fourteen through seventeen. Fraser, 106 S. Ct. at 3165 (emphasis supplied). OF ED. Healthy standard, a public employee establishes a prima facie case of a constitutional violation if she shows that she was engaged in protected activity, and that such activity was a substantial or motivating factor in the decision to terminate her employment. D.C. 41, 425 F.2d 472 (D.C. Cir. Finally, the district court concluded that K.R.S. This is the disclaimer text. The existence of such a "right to know" was considered by the Supreme Court in Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 2d 471 (1977), as suggested by Judge Merritt's dissent, particularly when viewed in the context of the post-Mt. 85-5815, 85-5835. These cases do not lend themselves to the reverse purpose of defining what kind of communication can not be expressive. Appellate Brief Scenario: Your client, Ms. Kimberly Hall, stands convicted under your state law for charges involving, using the Bluebook provide the correct citation to the following fictional cases. WEST VIRGINIA STATE BOARD EDUCATION ET AL. Fowler proved at trial. Id., at 1116. appellant's activity was roughly simultaneous with and concededly triggered by the Cambodian incursion and the Kent State tragedy, also issues of great public moment. 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. 322 (1926). 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 See, e.g., Stern v. Shouldice, 706 F.2d 742 (6th Cir. 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. The Court in Mt. 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. Joint Appendix at 137. ), cert. Likewise, a motion picture is a form of expression which may be entitled to the protection of the First Amendment. 2d 471 (1977). The plurality opinion of Pico, used the Mt. Joint Appendix at 82-83. of Educ. 1973) 103 Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County, 819 F.2d 657 (6th Cir. 1985) (nonexpressive dancing constitutes conduct not entitled to protection of the First Amendment). Joint Appendix at 113-14. 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. . There is conflicting testimony as to whether, or how much, nudity was seen by the students. 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." Only three justices agreed that students possess a constitutionally protected entitlement to access to particular books in the school's library. Cited 164 times, 500 F.2d 1110 (1974) | Plaintiff cross-appeals on the ground that K.R.S. She lost her case for reinstatement. of Educ., 431 U.S. 209, 231, 97 S. Ct. 1782, 52 L. Ed. Ms. Francisca Montoya is a lifelong resident of Maricopa County and advocate of public education. 1986); Zykan v. Warsaw Community School Corp., 631 F.2d 1300 (7th Cir. Ms. Montoya's professional experience spans 25 plus years in non-profit management, government relations, and community and economic development. 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. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503, 506, 89 S. Ct. 733, 21 L. Ed. 97 S. Ct. 1550 (1977) | Healthy standard, a public employee establishes a prima facie case of a constitutional violation if she shows that she was engaged in protected activity, and that such activity was a substantial or motivating factor in the decision to terminate her employment. James, 461 F.2d at 571-72 (quoting Pickering v. Board of Education, 391 U.S. 563, 568, 88 S. Ct. 1731, 20 L. Ed. On its distinctive facts, Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County, Kentucky' is almost ideally suited as a vehicle for reexamining some of the "deeper" issues associated with the in-school speech of public high school teachers in particular and with free speech law in general. At the administrative hearing, several students testified that they saw no nudity. 161.790(1), which proscribes conduct unbecoming a teacher, is unconstitutionally vague as applied to her conduct. See, e.g., Stachura v. Truszkowski, 763 F.2d 211, 215 (6th Cir. Because we conclude that plaintiff's discharge may be upheld under the charge of conduct unbecoming a teacher, we need not reach this issue. Ephraim, 452 U.S. 61, 65-66, 101 S. Ct. 2176, 2181, 68 L. Ed. KEYISHIAN ET AL. Joint Appendix at 129-30. $('span#sw-emailmask-5382').replaceWith(''); Cited 1239 times, MEMPHIS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL. Fraser, 106 S. Ct. at 3165 (quoting Ambach, 441 U.S. at 76-77, 99 S. Ct. at 1594-95, and Tinker, 393 U.S. at 508, 89 S. Ct. at 737). OF ED.. 611 F.2d 1109 - KINGSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCH. v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853, 102 S. Ct. 2799, 73 L. Ed. She stated that she did not at any time discuss the movie with her students because she did not have enough time. }); Email: Sec. demonstrate the appropriate form of civil discourse and political expression by their conduct and deportment in and out of class. On cross-examination, Charles Bailey testified that Mrs. Fowler told him to open the file folder while editing after Candler entered the room. Healthy City School Dist. DIST.. 596 F.2d 1192 - FRISON v. FRANKLIN CTY. The existence of such a "right to know" was considered by the Supreme Court in Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 2d 683 (1983). denied, 477 U.S. 904, 106 S. Ct. 3273, 91 L. Ed. 1982) is misplaced. 1979). See Jarman, 753 F.2d at 77.8. right or left of "armed robbery. And in Barnette, the court recognized that a flag salute is a form of communicative conduct which implicates the First Amendment. Joint Appendix at 291. 1968), modified, 425 F.2d 469 (D.C. Spence v. Washington, 418 U.S. 405, 409-10, 94 S. Ct. 2727, 2729-30, 41 L. Ed. of Educ. Ms. Fowler, a former teacher of the year at the school who taught civics and Latin, said she did not watch the movie herself before showing it to the students. 1984). Defendants, The Board of Education of Lincoln County, Kentucky, individual board members, and the Superintendent of the Lincoln County Schools, appeal from the judgment of the district court awarding reinstatement and damages to plaintiff Jacqueline Fowler on the ground that her employment was terminated in violation of her First Amendment rights. 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. . At the administrative hearing, several students testified that they saw no nudity. 403 ET AL. Federal judges and local school boards do not make good movie critics or good censors of movie content. 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. v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274, 97 S. Ct. 568, 50 L. Ed. Healthy standard to decide whether Ms. Fowler's discharge violated the First Amendment, but erred in its finding that, but for Ms. Fowler's constitutionally protected activity of communicating various ideas and political thoughts to her students, she would not have been fired. As we have noted, the "R" rated movie was shown on a noninstructional day to students in Fowler's classes in grades nine through eleven who were of ages ranging from fourteen through seventeen. 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. 1098 (1952). Similarly, in Wishart v. McDonald, 500 F.2d 1110 (1st Cir. Ala. 1970), is misplaced. It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate. var encodedEmail = swrot13('qneyrar.znegva@sbjyre.x12.pn.hf'); The District Court held that the school board failed to carry this Mt. Purely expressive works -- songs, movies and books of entertainment value only -- are protected by the First Amendment just like works of moral philosophy. 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." She also alleged that the factual findings made in support of her discharge were not supported by substantial evidence. This has been the unmistakable holding of this Court for almost 50 years. }); Email: 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." ), cert. at 839-40. The court went on to view this conduct in light of the purpose for teacher tenure. Another shows the protagonist cutting his chest with a razor. You already receive all suggested Justia Opinion Summary Newsletters. The most conscientious of codes that define prohibited conduct of employees includes 'catchall' clauses prohibiting employee 'misconduct,' 'immorality,' or 'conduct unbecoming.' 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. However, she stated that she believed Charles Bailey when he told her that he continued to edit while she was gone. Another shows police brutality. 1976) (teacher could not successfully contend that "due and sufficient cause" standard did not give notice that improper conduct toward students would result in discipline); Kilpatrick v. Wright, 437 F. Supp. tion for showing R-rated films, as evidenced by Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County Kentucky (819 FE 2 d 657 [1987]), Krizeh v. Cicero-Stichley TP. The Mt. 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. Id. A group of students requested that Fowler allow the movie to be shown while she was completing the grade cards. Bd. However, the fact that Fowler's conduct was unrelated to the educational process does remove it from the protection afforded by the concept of academic freedom. Fowler was unfamiliar with the movie and asked the students whether it was appropriate for viewing at school. }); Email: denied, --- U.S. ----, 106 S. Ct. 3273, 91 L. Ed. Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352, 357, 103 S. Ct. 1855, 75 L. Ed. 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. 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. 1985) (nonexpressive dancing constitutes conduct not entitled to protection of the First Amendment). at 1116. Cited 27 times, 102 S. Ct. 2799 (1982) | Under the circumstances present, the court concluded that a discharge for conduct unbecoming a teacher could be upheld. For similar reasons, plaintiff's reliance on Pratt v. Independent School District No. 2d 549 (1986) (quoting Ambach v. Norwick, 441 U.S. 68, 76-77, 99 S. Ct. 1589, 1594-95, 60 L. Ed. Cited 78 times, James v. Board of Education of Central District No. O'Brien, 391 U.S. at 376. In the present case the district court concluded that Mrs. Fowler was entitled to the protection of the First Amendment while acting as a teacher. [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. appellant's activity was roughly simultaneous with and concededly triggered by the Cambodian incursion and the Kent State tragedy, also issues of great public moment . The dissent relies upon Schad v. Mt. Sec. 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. 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. It is not a principle designed to convert into a constitutional dilemma the practical difficulties in drawing . DIST. Colten v. Kentucky, 407 U.S. 104, 110, 92 S. Ct. 1953, 32 L. Ed. (dicta indicating that standard of "conduct prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts" was sufficiently clear to put judge on notice that criminal, potentially impeachable offenses would trigger investigation), cert. Get free summaries of new Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals opinions delivered to your inbox! 333 U.S. 364 - UNITED STATES v. GYPSUM CO.. 343 U.S. 495 - JOSEPH BURSTYN, INC. v. WILSON. 2d 49, 99 S. Ct. 1589 (1979)). However, the fact that Fowler's conduct was unrelated to the educational process does remove it from the protection afforded by the concept of academic freedom. }); Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. the Draft" into a courthouse corridor. 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. 302, 307 (E.D. It is obvious, therefore, that Mrs. Fowler's discharge was prompted by the content of the movie. Joint Appendix at 265-89. Judge Milburn states further that "plaintiff's conduct in having the movie shown cannot be considered expressive or communicative." Id. The Supreme Court has consistently recognized the importance of the exercise of First Amendment rights in the context of public schools. BOARD EDUCATION CENTRAL DISTRICT NO. 418 U.S. at 409, 94 S. Ct. at 2730. Id. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court has long recognized that certain forms of expressive conduct are entitled to protection under the First Amendment. 452 U.S. 61, 65-66, 101 S. Ct. 1589 ( 1979 ) ) and! 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