Legal Question in Education Law in California

blogging

Can a teacher be sued by a school district for what he writes on a blog attached to a teachers union website? The posting dealt with general tax policies and issues and mentioned no person or organization in particular. The posting resulted in some unofficial parent complaints.


Asked on 1/06/09, 7:15 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Andrew Harrell W. Andrew Harrell, Attorney at Law

Re: blogging

Without further detail, I would think not--unless the comment is defamatory and unless the teacher has a provision in his contract that limits his ability to speak on these issues. Indeed, the union would likely have a duty to defend the teacher if a suit was filed. Any suit would likely be against the union, as well, since they have control over the website and responsibility for managing its content.

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Answered on 1/06/09, 11:15 pm


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