Texas State Teachers Association v. Garland Independent School District
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
777 F.2d 1046 (1985)
- Written by Daniel Clark, JD
Facts
The Garland Independent School District (district) (defendant) had a policy prohibiting employee organizations from meeting or recruiting during school hours. The Texas State Teachers Association (association) (plaintiff), whose membership included some district teachers, was a voluntary employee organization of the type covered by the policy. The state interpreted the policy not only as prohibiting outside association representatives from recruiting at school during school hours but also as prohibiting district teachers who were association members from discussing the association during school hours, even during noninstructional time. The association sued the district, seeking a judgment that the policy, as interpreted, was unconstitutional. The district court granted summary judgment to the district, holding that the policy, both as applied to outside association members and to district teachers discussing the association at school, was constitutional. The association appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Williams, J.)
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