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Fairchild v. Liberty Independent School Dist.

Appellant asserts that the school district had infringed her constitutionally protected speech when, after she was fired, the school district did not allow her at a school board meeting to present her side of her troubles with a teacher for whom she had been an aide. The Board's restrictions in this limited forum are both viewpoint-neutral and reasonable. On their face, the policies do not infringe a "substantial" amount of protected speech. 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 08-40833, 02-22-2010

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Before HIGGINBOTHAM and STEWART, Circuit Judges, and FELDMAN,*fn1 District Judge.

Julie Fairchild — asserting that the Liberty Independent School District had infringed her constitutionally protected speech — sued the District and several of its officials. She claimed the District — after firing her — did not allow her at a school board meeting to present her side of her troubles with a teacher for whom she had been an aide, issues then on an alternative-track review before consideration by the Board. The district court granted the defendants summary judgment on all claims, and Fairchild appealed. We affirm the judgment but travel a somewhat different path than did the district court.

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