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Tag: Wash.

Appellate court says school district's interests outweigh teacher's First Amendment rights over blog posts

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June 25, 2009December 4, 2018 Brian Stewart

A federal appeals court ruled last week that a Washington teacher's blog posts, which criticized the district and other teachers, were not protected by the First Amendment and that her subsequent demotion was legal.

Tagged silverdale, Wash., Washington

Clark College Board of Trustees refuses newspaper adviser tenure

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March 27, 2009September 5, 2018 Kate Maternowski

The sole journalism professor at Clark College in Vancouver, Wash., was denied tenure last week by the school's Board of Trustees, effectively firing her by June.

Tagged Clark College, independent, vancouver, Wash.

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