Misplaced Priorities
The Philadelphia School District spent more than a million dollars defending an indefensible punishment of an employee who spoke to reporters. But despite the district's effort to dignify its assault on government transparency, a federal jury returned a rebuke this week, finding that school officials wrongly recommended dismissing the employee and violated his First Amendment rights. Editorial, A14.
The Philadelphia School District spent more than a million dollars defending an indefensible punishment of an employee who spoke to reporters. But despite the district's effort to dignify its assault on government transparency, a federal jury returned a rebuke this week, finding that school officials wrongly recommended dismissing the employee and violated his First Amendment rights. Editorial, A14.