United States Seventh Circuit

Summary judgment for defendants in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging dismissal of a teacher because of her statement of opposition to the war in Iraq in a social studies class is affirmed where the first amendment does not entitle primary and secondary teachers, when conducting the education of captive audiences, to cover topics, or advocate viewpoints, that depart from the curriculum adopted by the school system.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/01/2006
• Decided 01/24/2007
• Published 01/24/2007

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael L. Schultz (argued), Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas E. Wheeler, II (argued), Locke Reynolds LLP, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.