California Federal Court Denies School District's Motion to Dismiss Our Client's Case

On November 15, 2024 a federal judge in the Central District of California denied the Glendale Unified School District’s motion to dismiss a teacher’s case alleging that he was punished and retaliated against for speaking out against the district’s transgender policies.

In the lawsuit, Plaintiff, a celebrated public-school teacher, alleges that the day after he spoke as a public citizen at a school board meeting against certain district policies that were harming children in the community, the district initiated a disciplinary investigation against him, placed him on leave, and publicly smeared him as a threat to the safety of the community—never allowing him to return to his classroom. The lawsuit seeks to vindicate his clearly established constitutional right to free speech.

A copy of the district court order denying the motion to dismiss can be found HERE.