fowler v board of education of lincoln county

Id., at 583. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the judgment of the district court and dismiss plaintiff's action. mistake[s] ha[ve] been committed." The single most important element of this inculcative process is the teacher. Bd. But whatever the meaning of the movie, however good or bad it may be, my main concern is that the holdings of both Judge Milburn and Judge Peck are in error. Board of Education (SBE) to be aligned with those standards. Id., at 839-40. 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. See, e.g., Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School District, 439 U.S. 410, 99 S.Ct. In addition to the sexual aspects of the movie, there is a great deal of violence. . Opinion. 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. Stephen Fowler/Georgia Public Broadcasting As a half-dozen voting rights advocates filed into the Lincoln County Board of Elections to deliver a petition that temporarily halted plans to. Subscribers can access the reported version of this case. See Tinker, 393 U.S. at 506, 89 S.Ct. United States District Courts. Once again, there is conflicting testimony concerning the effectiveness of the editing attempt. These cases are based upon the notion that teaching is a form of activity protected by the First Amendment. As herein above indicated, I concur in the result reached in Judge Milburn's opinion. Casetext, Inc. and Casetext are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. 1979), a teacher was demoted after an incident in which she disciplined students caught passing notes by reading the note in class and explaining "that three vulgar colloquialisms contained in the note were not obscene when used in different contexts." She believed the movie portrayed the dangers of alienation between people and of repressive educational systems. Subscribers are able to see any amendments made to the case. at 2810. A federal judge ruled that the firing violated Ms. Fowlers First Amendment rights of free expression, and ordered her reinstated and paid $10,000 for emotional distress. The two appeals court judges in the majority upheld the firing for different reasons. 693, 58 L.Ed.2d 619 (1979) (holding that a conversation by a teacher and principal in the principal's office, a private expression by a public employee, was protected speech). The board viewed the movie once in its entirety and once as it had been edited in the classroom. See also James, 461 F.2d at 568-69. at 2730. It is obvious, therefore, that Mrs. Fowler's discharge was prompted by the content of the movie. The more important question is not the motive of the speaker so much as the purpose of the interference. In addition to the sexual aspects of the movie, there is a great deal of violence. Joint Appendix at 199, 201, 207, 212-13, 223, 226, 251. The mere fact that at some point she may have developed an approval of the content of the movie is not, standing alone, a sufficient basis for the conclusion that her conduct in having the movie shown was a form of expression entitled to protection under the First Amendment. Joint Appendix at 321. Fowler agreed to allow the movie to be shown, at the students' request, because May 31 was "their treat type of day." Fowler was unfamiliar with the movie and asked the students whether it was appropriate for viewing at school. Her having the movie shown under the circumstances involved demonstrates a blatant lack of judgment. Similarly, in Wishart v. McDonald, 500 F.2d 1110 (1st Cir. 1973) 103 Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County, 819 F.2d 657 (6th Cir. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court has long recognized that certain forms of expressive conduct are entitled to protection under the First Amendment. Joint Appendix at 120-22. The accommodation of these sometimes conflicting fundamental values has caused great tension, particularly when the conflict arises within the classroom. The Mt. This segment of the film was shown in the morning session. Jarman v. Williams, 753 F.2d 76, 77-78 (8th Cir. Federal judges and local school boards do not make good movie critics or good censors of movie content. October 16, 1986. 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. The day on which the movie was shown, May 31, 1984, was a noninstructional day used by teachers for completing grade cards. Monroe v. State Court of Fulton County, 739.F.2d 568, 571 (11th Cir. ), cert. 1969)). Justice Brennan apparently concludes that a school board may make proper objections to content that is pervasively vulgar or educationally unsuitable but warns that this may not be asserted to mask a decision interfering with the communication of political ideas with which they disagree. Subscribers are able to see the revised versions of legislation with amendments. It is speculation to say how much the school board was swayed by the fact that Ms. Fowler did not exhibit second thoughts on having shown the film, and not only did not see the "error of her ways" but said that she would show the film again if given the opportunity. 397 (M.D.Ala. Id., at 159, 94 S.Ct. 831, 670 F.2d 771 (8th Cir. ), aff'd en banc, 425 F.2d 472 (D.C. Cir. See also Board of Education v. McCollum, 721 S.W.2d 703 (Ky. 1986) (upholding discharge for conduct unbecoming a teacher when teacher filed false affidavit regarding sick leave and lied about time spent with student in course of special home instruction program). In this appeal, defendants contend that the district court erred in its conclusion that plaintiff's discharge violated her First Amendment rights. In Spence, the undisputed facts established that the appellant hung a United States flag with a peace symbol affixed to it because he "wanted people to know that [he] thought America stood for peace." Sec. 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. 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. Ephraim, 452 U.S. 61, 101 S.Ct. 1, 469 F.2d 623 (2d Cir. That a teacher does have First Amendment protection under certain circumstances cannot be denied. Joint Appendix at 83, 103, 307. The board then retired into executive session. at 287, 97 S.Ct. 746 (1948), and Anderson v. Bessemer City, 470 U.S. 564, 575, 105 S.Ct. (Education Code 60605.86- . Another shows police brutality. 08-10557. Counts v. Cedarville School District Books put on reserve in the library must be so because of clear violation of obscenity rules. In my view, both of the cases cited by the dissent are inapposite. Joint Appendix at 132-33. In order to defend itself against such a claim, the government must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the decision to terminate would have been made in the absence of the exercise of the constitutionally protected right. On July 10, 1984, plaintiff Fowler appeared with counsel at the administrative hearing. 532, 535-36, 75 L.Ed. The board viewed the movie once in its entirety and once as it had been edited in the classroom. denied, 409 U.S. 1042, 93 S.Ct. Lincoln County School Board 106 S.Ct. 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. 161.790(1)(b) is not unconstitutionally vague. District Office Staff; Three Year Strategic Plan; Supergram; District Calendar; FUSD Annual Calendar; Student Achievement; Board of Trustees; Accessibility Information Id. Plaintiff Fowler received her termination notice on or about June 19, 1984. at 1594-95, and Tinker, 393 U.S. at 508, 89 S.Ct. In Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15, 91 S.Ct. Finally, the district court concluded that K.R.S. One student testified that she saw "glimpses" of nudity, but "nothing really offending. ." Moreover, in Spence. She also alleged that the factual findings made in support of her discharge were not supported by substantial evidence. of Educ., supra (finding a teacher's communication with a radio station regarding school board policies was constitutionally protected activity); Givhan v. Western Line Consol. She testified that she would show an edited. Board of Education, mt. Board of Education of Lincoln County Date: 1987 Level or Type of Court: United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit Facts: Defendants, Board of Education of Lincoln County, Kentucky, individual board members, and the Superintendent of the Lincoln County Schools Plaintiff, Jacqueline Fowler tenured teacher employed by Lincoln County school However, Fowler did not preview the movie before having it shown to her morning class because the store did not have a tape compatible with her own VCR and because she did not have time to make other arrangements to preview the movie. Joint Appendix at 113-14. 1628 (1943) (flag salute is a form of expression); Stromberg v. California, 283 U.S. 359, 368-69, 51 S.Ct. 733, 736, 21 L.Ed.2d 731 (1969). We conclude that the statute proscribing "conduct unbecoming a teacher" gave her adequate notice that such conduct would subject her to discipline. denied, 464 U.S. 993, 104 S.Ct. 1117 (1931) (display of red flag is expressive conduct). Id., at 1194. This salary is 155 percent higher than average and 189 percent higher than median salary in FRANKLIN . On the afternoon of May 31, 1984, Principal Jack Portwood asked Fowler to give him the video tape, and she did so. Founded over 20 years ago, vLex provides a first-class and comprehensive service for lawyers, law firms, government departments, and law schools around the world. The students in Fowler's classes were in grades nine through eleven and were of the ages fourteen through seventeen. Moreover, there was a direct connection between this misconduct and Fowler's work as a teacher. "Consciously or otherwise, teachers . Id., at 410, 94 S.Ct. of Lincoln Cty .. Under the Mt. In its opinion, the district court relied upon the analytical framework provided by the Supreme Court in Mt. But he said the school officials fired Ms. Fowler because they also determined the film was inappropriate for classroom viewing because of its sexual innuendo and sexually explicit material, some profane language, violence and vulgar images.. At the administrative hearing, several students testified that they saw no nudity. Another shows police brutality. 1981); Russo, 469 F.2d at 631. Furthermore, since this was a "free day" for the students, no departure from a board-mandated curriculum occurred. However, she stated that she believed Charles Bailey when he told her that he continued to edit while she was gone. 1976) (insubordinate acts were clearly within scope of regulation governing "unofficerlike conduct"; regulation not vague as applied), cert. 161.790(1)(b) was not vague or overbroad, apparently for the reason that, because Fowler's conduct was protected by the First Amendment, such conduct "as a matter of fact and law did not constitute conduct unbecoming a teacher." 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. 693, 58 L.Ed.2d 619 (1979); Mt. v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853, 102 S.Ct. Thus, this case is distinguishable from those in which the Supreme Court has afforded First Amendment protection in cases involving expressive conduct. Id., at 1193. 1780, 29 L.Ed.2d 284 (1971), the Supreme Court held constitutionally protected the act of wearing a jacket bearing the words "!?X! Sec. a statute that required state employees, including teachers, to take a loyalty oath forswearing communism); Fowler v. Bd. Healthy City School Dist. As the District Court correctly found, the school board in this case had to negate the testimony of its own members that the determinative causative factor in Mrs. Fowler's discharge was her decision to allow "antieducation, antifamily, antijudiciary, and antipolice" views to be expressed in her classroom. Judge Milburn does not inquire into the motivation of the school board but rather bases his decision on the fact that Ms. Fowler's action in showing the film to her classes was not conduct protected by the First Amendment. Joint Appendix at 82-83. Healthy cases of Board of Educ. 1178, 87 L.Ed. School officials testified that they objected to the movie because it promoted values which were described as immoral, antieducation, antifamily, antijudiciary, and antipolice. Plaintiff's reliance upon cases grounded in the concept of "academic freedom," e.g., Cooper, 611 F.2d at 1113; Dean, 486 F. Supp. Joint Appendix at 83-84. 1980); Cary v. Board of Education, 598 F.2d 535, 539-42 (10th Cir. Joint Appendix at 308-09. 1953, 1957, 32 L.Ed.2d 584 (1972). at 3165 (quoting Ambach, 441 U.S. at 76-77, 99 S.Ct. Joint Appendix at 242-46. 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. However, Fowler did not preview the movie before having it shown to her morning class because the store did not have a tape compatible with her own VCR and because she did not have time to make other arrangements to preview the movie. The justices, without comment, let stand a ruling that the teachers free- expression rights were not violated. Boring v. Buncombe County Bd. The Supreme Court has consistently recognized the importance of the exercise of First Amendment rights in the context of public schools. 161.790(1), which proscribes conduct unbecoming a teacher, is unconstitutionally vague as applied to her conduct. The lm includes violent It is undisputed that Fowler left the room several times while the movie was being shown, and that she was posting grades during the time she was present in the classroom. 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. 85-5815, 85-5835. They also found the movie objectionable because of its sexual content, vulgar language, and violence. She did not preview the movie, despite the fact that she had been warned that portions were unsuitable for viewing in this context. Rather, she had it shown for the purpose of keeping her students occupied during a noninstructional day while she was involved in posting grades on report cards. As Corrected November 6, 1986. 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. 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. The basis for this action was that she had an "R" rated movie, Pink Floyd The Wall, shown to her high school students on the last day of the 1983-84 school year. 2294, 2299, 33 L.Ed.2d 222 (1972); 511 Detroit Street, Inc. v. Kelley, 807 F.2d 1293, 1295 (6th Cir. Ms. Fowler's after the fact rationalizations for having shown the film cannot alter the fact that she used poor judgment and should not shield her from the consequences. 2727, 2730, 41 L.Ed.2d 842 (1974). In the present case, we conclude that plaintiff's conduct, although not illegal, constituted serious misconduct. In this appeal, defendants contend that the district court erred in its conclusion that plaintiff's discharge violated her First Amendment rights. THE BUNCOMBE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; Charles Johnson, Chairman; Michael Anders; Terry Roberson; Bruce Goforth; Bill Williams; Grace Brazil; Wendell Begley; Dr. J. Frank Yeager, Superintendent; Fred Ivey, Principal; each in his/her individual and official capacity, Defendants-Appellees. 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. He did so by attempting to cover the 25"' screen with an 8 1/2"' by 11"' letter-sized file folder. 1969); Dean v. Timpson Independent School District, 486 F. Supp. In the context of statutory provisions governing employee discipline, the Supreme Court has recognized the inherent difficulty in drawing statutes which are broad enough to cover a wide range of conduct, yet narrow enough to give fair warning. Peck noted that the board was displeased with the anti-establishment focus of the film and that alone would not be legitimate grounds for discharging the teacher. Joint Appendix at 291. Evans-Marshall v. Board of Educ. 2730 (citation omitted). In my view this case should be decided under the "mixed motive" analysis of Mt. Joint Appendix at 198, 200, 204, 207, 212, 223, 249-50, 255. ), cert. technology developed exclusively by vLex editorially enriches legal information to make it accessible, with instant translation into 14 languages for enhanced discoverability and comparative research. District Court Opinion at 23. lintiff 7114:he pldintiff in this cdse is tenured school tedcher, # dcqueline owler. That method was to use sexual innuendo and sexually explicit material, some profane language, violence, and vulgar images, to tell the story of the film. 161.790(1)(b). Jacqueline Fowler had worked in the Lincoln County, Ky., school system for 14 years when she was fired in July 1984 for insubordination and conduct unbecoming a teacher. The district court found that the movie "contains a very limited amount of material which is sexually suggestive," that the movie does not contain "any `simulation' of a sexual act," and that "any scenes involving nudity or suggestive conduct were edited from the view of students" during both showings. Joint Appendix at 82-83. Wieman v. Updegraff, 344 U.S. 183, 196, 73 S.Ct. Subscribers are able to see a list of all the documents that have cited the case. On July 10, 1984, plaintiff Fowler appeared with counsel at the administrative hearing. 3273, 91 L.Ed.2d 563 (1986); Smith v. Price, 616 F.2d 1371, 1379 n. 10 (5th Cir. 1899, 36 L.Ed.2d 391 (1973); James v. Board of Education, 461 F.2d 566 (2d Cir. I agree with both of these findings. The board viewed the movie once in its entirety and once as it had been edited in the classroom. at 576. 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. Trial Transcript Vol. FOWLER v. BOARD OF EDUC. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Pickering v. He did so by attempting to cover the 25"' screen with an 8 1/2"' by 11"' letter-sized file folder. Under circumstances such as these, I cannot conclude that Fowler possessed "[a]n intent to convey a particularized message" to her students. Ephraim, 452 U.S. 61, 65-66, 101 S.Ct. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case. 1987). Pucci v. Michigan Supreme Court, Case No. 322 (1926). re-employment even in the absence of the protected conduct." No. Bd. She made no attempt at any time to explain the meaning of the movie or to use it as an educational tool. Joint Appendix at 198, 201, 207, 212-13, 223, 226, 251. The basis for this action was that she had an "R" rated movie, Pink Floyd--The Wall, shown to her high school students on the last day of the 1983-84 school year. at 737). Plaintiff cross-appeals from the holding that K.R.S. 719, 724, 15 L.Ed.2d 637 (1966) (sit-in by black students in "whites only" library was symbolic speech); West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624, 633-34, 63 S.Ct. 126, 127, 70 L.Ed. 1731, 1734-35, 20 L.Ed.2d 811 (1968)); see also Anderson v. Evans, 660 F.2d 153, 157 (6th Cir. Plaintiff Fowler received her termination notice on or about June 19, 1984. One student testified that she saw "glimpses" of nudity, but "nothing really offending." Breen v. Kahl, 419 F.2d 1034 (1969); Crews v. Cloncs, 432 F.2d 1259 (1970). 1987) 105 Geller v. Markham, 635 F.2d 1027 (1980) 106 Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School District, 439 U.S. 410 (1979) 108 Knight v. Board of Regents of University of State of New York, Spence, 418 U.S. at 410, 94 S.Ct. at 736-37. One scene involves a bloody battlefield. The school board stated insubordination as an alternate ground for plaintiff's dismissal. Accordingly, we conclude that the statute is not unconstitutionally vague as applied to Fowler's conduct. Assuming that the school board could have properly discharged Mrs. Fowler for poor judgment and lack of remorse in showing an "R-rated" movie which had short scenes depicting nudity and sexual foreplay, but not for the other reasons given, this case must be decided under the "mixed-motive" analysis of Mt. 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. 2537, 91 L.Ed.2d 249 (1986); Kingsville Independent School District v. Cooper, 611 F.2d 1109, 1113 (5th Cir. Bryan, John C. Fogle, argued, Mt. 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. One particularly controversial segment of scenes is animated in which flowers appear on the screen, are transformed into the shape of male and female sex organs and then engage in an act of intercourse. at 177, 94 S.Ct. 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. Under the circumstances present, the court concluded that a discharge for conduct unbecoming a teacher could be upheld. At the bench trial in the district court, Fowler repeated her contention that she believed the movie contained important, socially valuable messages. 1987 Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County , 819 F.2d 657 (6th Cir.). at 307; Parducci v. Rutland, 316 F. Supp. 319 U.S. at 632, 63 S.Ct. Joint Appendix at 291. Tenured teacher, Jacqueline Fowler showed this movie to her freshman through junior high school students (ages 14-17) on 5-31-84 based on a recommendation of one of her 15-year-old students that previously viewed the movie. 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. at 736 (wearing black armband was conduct akin to pure speech); Brown v. Louisiana, 383 U.S. 131, 141-42, 86 S.Ct. See, e.g., Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County, Kentucky, 819 F.2d 657 (6th Cir. Charles Bailey, age fifteen, who had seen the movie on prior occasions, indicated that the movie had "one bad place in it.". 215, 221, 97 L.Ed. . School board must not censor books. He expresses the further view that there was "little likelihood that the message would be understood by those who viewed it," id., at 411, 94 S.Ct. 2849, 2859, 53 L.Ed.2d 965 (1977) ("no doubt that entertainment . 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. 1178, 1183, 87 L.Ed. healthy city school district board of education v. doyle, Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County and more. In the final analysis. At the administrative hearing, several students testified that they saw no nudity. The notice advised her that a hearing would be held on July 10, 1984, and she subsequently advised the board of her intention to appear at the hearing and contest the charges. 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