Teacher Opposed to Gay Marriage Could be Fired

That's not what prior restraint means.

 

How is the college kid more protected than the teacher?

He could get fired from his job.

He could get disciplined by his school, presumably, depending on the circumstances.

 

Appropriate to share with his students?

 

ACLU issues statement.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_education_edblog/2011/08/suspended-lake-teacher-will-speak-at-rally-about-anti-gay-facebook-posts.html

 

I love it.

 

Directly at school? No

Indirectly through how he chooses to express himself on his personal time? Sure.

 

Indirectly?

How many of his Facebook 'friends' are his (current) students?

 

That's part of the equation that we don't know, right?

Hence the "disruption" balancing test.

 

Exactly.

And while the ACLU is of course right, it might not be able protect him if he's violated the school board's 'code of ethics.'

 

I just love that printdust and Carlton Banks and Old_Tony have to crawl into bed with the ACLU.

 

The Constitution is a warm blanket for us all.

 

I said a "form of prior restraint." Pay attention. A person not free to make a statement of opinion without fear of retribution is, in a sense, being censored before the fact.