Ohio House passes bill that GOP says promotes free speech in classrooms; educators disagree
The Ohio House passed a bill that Republicans say supports free speech in the classroom, but Democrats and educators disagree.
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The Ohio House passed a bill that Republicans say supports free speech in the classroom, but Democrats and educators disagree.
House Bill 214 would mandate school districts to establish policies that ban teachers, job applicants and students from adhering to a certain political or ideological belief.
Olentangy H.S. Principal Robert Griffiths was placed on leave after an employee alleged he called her derogatory names 40-50 times.
In December of 2021, the Ohio Board of Education selected Lynchburg-Clay Middle School Principal Dr. Casey Smith to serve on its Educator Standards Board.T
A jury in Campbell Municipal Court later found Atsas not guilty of any wrongdoing. Attorney Scott Essad of Boardman filed the suit recently in U.S. District Court, seeking damages of $475,000. Judge Sara Lioi in Akron is assigned to hear the case. It names as defendants Campbell schools Superintendent Matthew Bowen, the Campbell City School District Board of Education, Campbell police officer Ryan Young, police Lt. Kevin Sferra and the city. The Campbell Police Department charged Atsas with six felony counts of theft in office and six misdemeanor counts of theft by deception in November 2019....