fowler v board of education of lincoln county

Because some parts of the film are animated, they are susceptible to varying interpretations. tion for showing R-rated films, as evidenced by Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County Kentucky (819 FE 2 d 657 [1987]), Krizeh v. Cicero-Stichley TP. Plaintiff Jacqueline Fowler was a tenured teacher employed by the Lincoln County, Kentucky, school system for fourteen years. A group of students requested that Fowler allow the movie to be shown while she was completing the grade cards. We emphasize that our decision in this case is limited to the peculiar facts before us. Connally v. General Construction Co., 269 U.S. 385, 391, 46 S.Ct. Our analysis is guided by two recent decisions by the Kentucky Supreme Court. v. Stachura, 477 U.S. 299, 304-05, 106 S.Ct. Indeed, we think it is largely because governmental officials cannot make principled distinctions in this area that the Constitution leaves matters of taste and style so largely to the individual." 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. at 576. See also Ambach, 441 U.S. at 76-77, 99 S.Ct. either forbids or requires the doing of an act in terms so vague that men of common intelligence must necessarily guess at its meaning and differ as to its application." 322 (1926). 1633 (opinion of White, J.) 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. . 1589, 1594-95, 60 L.Ed.2d 49 (1979)). Joint Appendix at 129-30. On the afternoon of May 31, 1984, Principal Jack Portwood asked Fowler to give him the video tape, and she did so. San Francisco Unified School District and County Office of Education Board Policy 6161.11 Supplementary Instructional Materials . demonstrate the appropriate form of civil discourse and political expression by their conduct and deportment in and out of class. at 287, 97 S.Ct. In addition to the sexual aspects of the movie, there is a great deal of violence. I agree with both of these findings. 525, 542, 92 L.Ed. Where a plaintiff can show that her constitutionally-protected conduct was a "substantial" or "motivating" factor in the discharge decision, the employer must prove "by a preponderance of the evidence that it would have reached the same decision as to . Before MERRITT and MILBURN, Circuit Judges, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge. 319 U.S. at 632, 63 S.Ct. 397 (M.D.Ala. Sec. 733, 736, 21 L.Ed.2d 731 (1969), has acknowledged that students and teachers do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate." The school board stated insubordination as an alternate ground for plaintiff's dismissal. In the present case, we conclude that plaintiff's conduct, although not illegal, constituted serious misconduct. 1987). See Minarcini v. Strongsville City School Dist., 541 F.2d 577 (6th Cir. Healthy case as precedent to decide whether the school board in that case acted properly in removing books from the school library. Consequently, it awarded her reinstatement, back pay with interest, reimbursement of funds necessary for her reinstatement with the Kentucky Teachers Retirement System, damages for emotional distress and damage to professional reputation, compensatory damages for costs incurred in seeking new employment, costs, and attorney's fees. Charles Bailey, age fifteen, who had seen the movie on prior occasions, indicated that the movie had "one bad place in it." 568, 50 L.Ed.2d 471 (1977). As those cases recognize, the First . Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352, 357, 103 S.Ct. She believed the movie portrayed the dangers of alienation between people and of repressive educational systems. Fraser, 106 S.Ct. Another shows the protagonist cutting his chest with a razor. 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.. 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. at 2730. at 3165. Healthy City School Dist. Joint Appendix at 321. Sec. Although Judge Peck's opinion concedes that "the school board clearly expressed displeasure with the anti-establishment focus of the film," he argues nonetheless that the board's "objections to the `immoral' content of the film were intertwined with constitutionally permissible objections to the film's above mentioned vulgarity and unsuitability for the student age group. 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. 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. 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. We find this argument to be without merit. WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Supreme Court today rejected an appeal by a Kentucky public high school teacher fired for showing her class Pink Floyd - The Wall, an R-rated movie about a troubled rock star. Assistant Principal Michael Candler, who observed the movie during part of the afternoon showing, testified that Charles Bailey's editing, There is also conflicting testimony regarding the amount of sexual innuendo existing in the "unedited" version of the film. CASE TITLE:Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County Kentucky CITATION: Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County, 819 F.2d 657 (Sixth Circuit, 1987) FACTSA tenured teacher's employment was ended because she had an "R" rated movie, Pink Floyd--The Wall,shown to her high school students on the last day of the school year. "To regard teachers in our entire educational system, from the primary grades to the university as the priests of our democracy is therefore not to indulge in hyperbole." In Minarcini, this court held that this "right to know" was violated by the removal of library books solely on the basis of the social and political tastes of the school board. Ephraim, 452 U.S. 61, 101 S.Ct. 1976) (finding no constitutional violation in the Board's exercise of curriculum and textbook control, while, at the same time, determining that the Board had wrongly removed books from the library). Joint Appendix at 114, 186-87. Board of Education, mt. The most conscientious of codes that define prohibited conduct of employees includes `catchall' clauses prohibiting employee `misconduct,' `immorality,' or `conduct unbecoming.'" 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. She testified that she would show an edited. A group of students requested that Fowler allow the movie to be shown while she was completing the grade cards. 1979). 1, Once again, there is conflicting testimony concerning the effectiveness of the editing attempt. School Dist., 439 U.S. 410, 99 S.Ct. She was discharged in July, 1984 for insubordination and conduct unbecoming a teacher. 733, 736, 21 L.Ed.2d 731 (1969). The existence of such a "right to know" was considered by the Supreme Court in Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. Another scene shows children being fed into a giant sausage machine. at 2730. at 2810. Andrew Tony Fowler in 2021 was employed in FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION and had annual salary of $99,765 according to public records. Cf. of Educ. Joint Appendix at 199, 201, 207, 212-13, 223, 226, 251. These cases are based upon the notion that teaching is a form of activity protected by the First Amendment. . 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. 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. Colten v. Kentucky, 407 U.S. 104, 110, 92 S.Ct. In this appeal, defendants contend that the district court erred in its conclusion that plaintiff's discharge violated her First Amendment rights. of Educ. Plaintiff Jacqueline Fowler was a tenured teacher employed by the Lincoln County, Kentucky, school system for fourteen years. For similar reasons, plaintiff's reliance on Pratt v. Independent School District No. Plaintiff's reliance upon cases grounded in the concept of "academic freedom," e.g., Cooper, 611 F.2d at 1113; Dean, 486 F. Supp. I do not believe an argument based on intertwining can be used to suppress protected speech; vulgarity should not be allowed to subsume that which is protected. 719, 15 L.Ed.2d 637 (1966) (sit-in by blacks at "whites only" library), West Virginia State Bd. You also get a useful overview of how the case was received. 1970), is misplaced. Joint Appendix at 83, 103, 307. 161.790(1), which proscribes conduct unbecoming a teacher, is unconstitutionally vague as applied to her conduct. Only three justices agreed that students possess a constitutionally protected entitlement to access to particular books in the school's library. Having considered the entire record, including the viewing of the movie, and in holding that the district court's findings of fact are clearly erroneous, we are left with a "definite and firm conviction that . 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. Mt. of Lincoln Cty .. 1178, 1183, 87 L.Ed. 2880, 2897, 37 L.Ed.2d 796 (1973)). Fisher v. Snyder, 476375 (8th Cir. 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. Opinion of Judge Peck at p. 668. Cmty. 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. In Arnett v. Kennedy, 416 U.S. 134, 94 S.Ct. Joint Appendix at 129-30. 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. Ephraim, 452 U.S. 61, 65-66, 101 S.Ct. Joint Appendix at 83, 103, 307. While this is a general principle of law espoused by the Supreme Court on several occasions, the Court has also indicated that in determining whether a given type of entertainment is protected by the First Amendment, it will look to the kind of entertainment involved and the appropriateness of the entertainment under the circumstances such as the time and place where offered. The court went on to view this conduct in light of the purpose for teacher tenure. Mrs. Fowler proved at trial, as Judge Milburn says at page 660 of his opinion, that she was discharged because the board members regarded the movie as "immoral, antieducation, antifamily, antijudiciary, and antipolice." of Educ. Consequently, it awarded her reinstatement, back pay with interest, reimbursement of funds necessary for her reinstatement with the Kentucky Teachers Retirement System, damages for emotional distress and damage to professional reputation, compensatory damages for costs incurred in seeking new employment, costs, and attorney's fees. Sec. District Court Opinion at 23. 675, 683-84, 17 L.Ed.2d 629 (1967) (discussing importance of academic freedom). It is undisputed that the audio portion of the movie, which contained enough offensive language to mandate an automatic "R" rating under motion picture industry standards, was played through the entire movie. On July 10, 1984, plaintiff Fowler appeared with counsel at the administrative hearing. Advanced A.I. 106 S.Ct. Another scene shows children being fed into a giant sausage machine. . 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. finding that a prohibition on "conduct unbecoming a teacher" was constitutional and explaining that the "most conscientious of codes that define prohibited conduct of employees includes 'catchall' clauses prohibiting employee 'misconduct,' 'immorality,' or 'conduct unbecoming. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Bd. 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. Another shows police brutality. Her having the movie shown under the circumstances involved demonstrates a blatant lack of judgment. Fraser, 106 S.Ct. 215, 221, 97 L.Ed. . at 3165 (emphasis supplied). There is conflicting testimony as to whether, or how much, nudity was seen by the students. Mr. Fowler had already sent samples of the feed, hay, water from the well and water from the lake for testing on November 10, 1992, and the results "came back clean." McCollum, a 13-year employee of the Laurel County Board of Education was engaged as a homebound teacher on a continuing service contract. Federal judges and local school boards do not make good movie critics or good censors of movie content. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503, 506, 89 S.Ct. 2730, because Fowler did not explain the messages contained in the film to the students. at 2806-09. This court need not go as far as the Court did in Pico and Bethel because those cases respectively involved school library and a school assembly and did not have the captive audience factor with the teacher acting in loco parentis that is present in this case. 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. School board must not censor books. The record is replete with testimony indicating that school officials objected to the sexual content, vulgarity, and violence contained in the movie. The accommodation of these sometimes conflicting fundamental values has caused great tension, particularly when the conflict arises within the classroom. Joint Appendix at 83-84. She testified that she would show an edited. Similarly, in Wishart v. McDonald, 500 F.2d 1110 (1st Cir. Sch. Subscribers are able to see the revised versions of legislation with amendments. 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. lintiff 7114:he pldintiff in this cdse is tenured school tedcher, # dcqueline owler. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 21, 1987. at 736-37. See 3 Summaries. No. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case. . at 1678. Moreover, even these three justices explicitly noted that the decision regarding this right did not extend to the classroom. 1981); Russo, 469 F.2d at 631. Purely expressive works songs, movies and books of entertainment value only are protected by the First Amendment just like works of moral philosophy. She was discharged in July, 1984 for insubordination and conduct unbecoming a teacher. 2176, 68 L.Ed.2d 671 (1981), and Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting casting Co., 433 U.S. 562, 97 S.Ct. Moreover, there is testimony supporting the fact that more editing was done in the afternoon showing than in the morning showing. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. Another scene shows children being fed into a giant sausage machine. a statute that required state employees, including teachers, to take a loyalty oath forswearing communism); Fowler v. Bd. Bryan, John C. Fogle, argued, Mt. 1979); Keefe v. Geanakos, 418 F.2d 359, 362 (1st Cir. In Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15, 91 S.Ct. This segment of the film was shown in the morning session. The objections to the method of communication in the film at issue in the present case cannot be seen as a sham or cover-up but as valid objections to a film the board thought inappropriate for classroom viewing. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. In addition to the sexual aspects of the movie, there is a great deal of violence. Id. Inescapably, like parents, they are role models." 1976) (insubordinate acts were clearly within scope of regulation governing "unofficerlike conduct"; regulation not vague as applied), cert. James W. Williams, III, Rankin, Baker and Williams, Stanford, Ky., Robert L. Chenoweth, Bryan, Fogle and Chenoweth, Mt. Under circumstances such as these, I cannot conclude that Fowler possessed "[a]n intent to convey a particularized message" to her students. of Educ.. (opinion of Powell, J.) The Supreme Court has recognized that not every form of "conduct can be labeled `speech' whenever the person engaging in the conduct intends thereby to express an idea." Bryan, John C. Fogle, argued, Mt. 568, 50 L.Ed.2d 471 (1977). Healthy case, involving actions by a teacher outside the school environment, must be viewed in light of the court's deference to the autonomy of school boards in regulating the educational process. 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. Lincoln County School Board Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. 126, 127, 70 L.Ed. Charles Bailey, age fifteen, who had seen the movie on prior occasions, indicated that the movie had "one bad place in it.". Bd. See also In re Matter of Certain Complaints Under Investigation, 783 F.2d 1488, 1512-13 (11th Cir.) One student testified that she saw "glimpses" of nudity, but "nothing really offending." at 573-74. 1552, 51 L.Ed.2d 775 (1977); diLeo v. Greenfield, 541 F.2d 949 (2d Cir. The Mt. of Tipp City, No. Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson, 343 U.S. 495, 501-02, 72 S.Ct. The board viewed the movie once in its entirety and once as it had been edited in the classroom. Healthy. Another shows the protagonist cutting his chest with a razor. We conclude that the statute proscribing "conduct unbecoming a teacher" gave her adequate notice that such conduct would subject her to discipline. These cases do not lend themselves to the reverse purpose of defining what kind of communication can not be expressive. Plaintiff cross-appeals from the holding that K.R.S. View Andrew Tony Fowler Full Profile . 2799, 73 L.Ed.2d 435 (1982), and Bethel School Dist. "Consciously or otherwise, teachers . Jarman v. Williams, 753 F.2d 76, 77-78 (8th Cir. at 3166 (recognizing need for flexibility in formulating school disciplinary rules). 2294, 2299, 33 L.Ed.2d 222 (1972); 511 Detroit Street, Inc. v. Kelley, 807 F.2d 1293, 1295 (6th Cir. After the movie was viewed by the superintendent and members of the Lincoln County Board of Education, proceedings were instituted to terminate Fowler's contract. 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. Fowler agreed to allow the movie to be shown, at the students' request, because May 31 was "their treat type of day." Joint Appendix at 132-33. In this appeal, defendants contend that the district court erred in its conclusion that plaintiff's discharge violated her First Amendment rights. Subscribers are able to see a list of all the cited cases and legislation of a document. Before MERRITT and MILBURN, Circuit Judges, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge. 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. 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