Following this executive session, the board returned to open session and voted unanimously to terminate plaintiff's employment for insubordination and conduct unbecoming a teacher. Ky.Rev.Stat. This segment of the film was shown in the morning session. Plaintiff cross-appeals from the holding that K.R.S. See also Board of Education v. McCollum, 721 S.W.2d 703 (Ky. 1986) (upholding discharge for conduct unbecoming a teacher when teacher filed false affidavit regarding sick leave and lied about time spent with student in course of special home instruction program). The clerk who rented the "R" rated tape to Fowler told her that there was some nudity in the movie during a song called "Young Lust" and warned that she might wish to delete that section. The Court in the recent case of Bethel School Dist. Another scene shows children being fed into a giant sausage machine. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 106 S.Ct. She also alleged that the factual findings made in support of her discharge were not supported by substantial evidence. 1972), cert. She testified that, despite the fact that she had never seen the movie before having it shown to her students, and despite the fact that she was posting grades on report cards and left the room several times while the movie was being shown, she believed it had significant value. Plaintiff cross-appeals on the ground that K.R.S. 161.790(1), which proscribes conduct unbecoming a teacher, is unconstitutionally vague as applied to her conduct. 06-1215(ESH). When the students watched the film on May 31, 1984, Ms. Fowler directed a student who had seen the movie previously to cover the screen with a file folder during scenes involving nudity or sexually suggestive material. In my view, the facts of the present case do not fit any of the Supreme Court cases that have been decided to date. Ms. Fowler's after the fact rationalizations for having shown the film cannot alter the fact that she used poor judgment and should not shield her from the consequences. Because some parts of the film are animated, they are susceptible to varying interpretations. Another shows police brutality. A federal judge ruled that the firing violated Ms. Fowlers First Amendment rights of free expression, and ordered her reinstated and paid $10,000 for emotional distress. See also Fraser, 106 S.Ct. VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. 393 U.S. at 505-08, 89 S.Ct. 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. United States Court of Appeals (6th Circuit), Before MERRITT and MILBURN, Circuit Judges, and PECK; MILBURN; JOHN W. PECK; MERRITT. '", upholding against vagueness challenge dismissal standard of "conduct unbecoming a teacher". On July 10, 1984, plaintiff Fowler appeared with counsel at the administrative hearing. Among the "special circumstances" which must be considered in defining the scope of First Amendment protection inside the classroom is the "inculcat[ion of] fundamental values necessary to the maintenance of a democratic political system." The court noted that "[t]he evidence indicates that there was serious misconduct of an immoral and criminal nature and a direct connection between the misconduct and the teachers' work." 1979); Keefe v. Geanakos, 418 F.2d 359, 362 (1st Cir. The clerk who rented the "R" rated tape to Fowler told her that there was some nudity in the movie during a song called "Young Lust" and warned that she might wish to delete that section. Emergency Coalition v. U.S. Dept. 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." Under the circumstances of that case, the court concluded that plaintiff's discharge was not constitutionally offensive. Similarly, his finding that Fowler formed an opinion regarding the significance of the film during the morning showing is clearly erroneous. 3159, 92 L.Ed.2d 549 (1986). In addition to the sexual aspects of the movie, there is a great deal of violence. 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. We do not intimate that a teacher is entitled to the protection of the First Amendment only when teaching. 161.790(1)(b) was not vague or overbroad, apparently for the reason that, because Fowler's conduct was protected by the First Amendment, such conduct "as a matter of fact and law did not constitute conduct unbecoming a teacher." On the afternoon of May 31, 1984, Principal Jack Portwood asked Fowler to give him the video tape, and she did so. 1979), a teacher was demoted after an incident in which she disciplined students caught passing notes by reading the note in class and explaining "that three vulgar colloquialisms contained in the note were not obscene when used in different contexts." 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. A group of students requested that Fowler allow the movie to be shown while she was completing the grade cards. at 1648 (quoting Meehan v. Macy, 392 F.2d 822, 835 (D.C. Cir. The school board was also motivated by the poor judgment used by the teacher in not previewing an R-rated film and in the cavalier manner in which she allowed the film to be shown and "edited" by a student. In Fowler, a high school teacher, at the request of her students, showed them Pink Floyd The Wall, an "R" rated film containing nudity and a great deal of violence, on the last day of school while she completed grade cards. Healthy cases of Board of Educ. 1899, 36 L.Ed.2d 391 (1973); James v. Board of Education, 461 F.2d 566 (2d Cir. at 736-37. -The district court ruled in favor of Fowler, concluding that her actions are indeed protected under the First Amendment. 568, 50 L.Ed.2d 471 (1977). 693, 58 L.Ed.2d 619 (1979) (holding that a conversation by a teacher and principal in the principal's office, a private expression by a public employee, was protected speech). You also get a useful overview of how the case was received. Healthy City School Dist. Charles Bailey, age fifteen, who had seen the movie on prior occasions, indicated that the movie had "one bad place in it." View Andrew Tony Fowler Full Profile . The students in Fowler's classes were in grades nine through eleven and were of the ages fourteen through seventeen. 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. In examining the motivation of the school board, while the school board clearly expressed displeasure with the anti-establishment focus of the film, the board also found the method of the film to be highly inappropriate for its students. enjoys First Amendment protection"). Bd. Ms. Fowler, a former teacher of the year at the school who taught civics and Latin, said she did not watch the movie herself before showing it to the students. at 576. In the present case, it is undisputed that plaintiff's employment was terminated because she had the "R" rated movie shown to her students and because she said she would do it again. She testified that, despite the fact that she had never seen the movie before having it shown to her students, and despite the fact that she was posting grades on report cards and left the room several times while the movie was being shown, she believed it had significant value. Joint Appendix at 198, 200, 204, 207, 212, 223, 249-50, 255. 161.790(1)(b), which proscribes "conduct unbecoming a teacher," is unconstitutionally vague as applied to her because the statute failed to give notice that her conduct would result in discipline. Because some parts of the film are animated, they are susceptible to varying interpretations. at 573-74. 1987 Edwards v. Aguillard. Board of Education of Lincoln County Date: 1987 Level or Type of Court: United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit Facts: Defendants, Board of Education of Lincoln County, Kentucky, individual board members, and the Superintendent of the Lincoln County Schools Plaintiff, Jacqueline Fowler tenured teacher employed by Lincoln County school v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624, 63 S.Ct. 1986). Joint Appendix at 265-89. The single most important element of this inculcative process is the teacher. Plaintiff Fowler received her termination notice on or about June 19, 1984. On the list of instructional materials approved by the Tulare County Board of Education (search at www.erslibrary.org), or See also In re Matter of Certain Complaints Under Investigation, 783 F.2d 1488, 1512-13 (11th Cir.) She was discharged in July, 1984 for insubordination and conduct unbecoming a teacher. Updated daily, vLex brings together legal information from over 750 publishing partners, providing access to over 2,500 legal and news sources from the worlds leading publishers. Having considered the entire record, including the viewing of the movie, which we describe as gross and bizarre and containing material completely unsuitable for viewing by a classroom of students aged fourteen to seventeen, we conclude that such conduct falls within the concept of conduct unbecoming a teacher under Kentucky law. The board then retired into executive session. 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. In January, 1993, Mr. Fowler received a letter from District's director that advised him to get a dairy specialist and a chemist to check the water and feed and have tests run. The movie here seems to me to present a message similar to that expounded by Dr. Spock: abuse of sex and drugs as well as various forms of mental instability and anti-social conduct are associated with an overly authoritarian society. 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. at 3165. a statute that required state employees, including teachers, to take a loyalty oath forswearing communism); Fowler v. Bd. 5//28he tdught high school % "dtin dnd ivics. . Pink Floyd is the name of a popular rock group. The board viewed the movie once in its entirety and once as it had been edited in the classroom. She made no attempt at any time to explain the meaning of the movie or to use it as an educational tool. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Fowler rented the video tape at a video store in Danville, Kentucky. Decided June 1, 1987. Joint Appendix at 198, 200, 204, 207, 212, 223, 249-50, 255. Plaintiff cross-appeals on the ground that K.R.S. Joint Appendix at 114, 186-87. 04-3524. 1980) ("conduct unbecoming an officer" standard gave notice that reckless gunplay was subject to discipline); Kannisto v. San Francisco, 541 F.2d 841, 844-45 (9th Cir. However, not every form of conduct is protected by the First Amendment right of free speech. Justice Brennan restated the test to decide intent and asserted: Pico, 477 U.S. at 871, 102 S.Ct. Healthy, 429 U.S. at 282-84, 97 S.Ct. Subscribers are able to see the list of results connected to your document through the topics and citations Vincent found. Trial Transcript Vol. 831, 670 F.2d 771 (8th Cir. Plaintiff Jacqueline Fowler was a tenured teacher employed by the Lincoln County, Kentucky, school system for fourteen years. At the bench trial in the district court, Fowler repeated her contention that she believed the movie contained important, socially valuable messages. The fundamental principles of due process are violated only when "a statute . 1628 (1943) (flag salute), are inapposite because they involve examples of symbolic expression, not verbal communication, and articulate guidelines for determining what symbolic acts may constitute expression. 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. The vagueness doctrine requires that a statute proscribing certain conduct must be drafted "with sufficient definiteness that ordinary people can understand what conduct is prohibited and in a manner that does not encourage arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement." 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. 1098 (1952). Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County, (1978) 819 F.2d 657 Management Resources: . The mere fact that at some point she may have developed an approval of the content of the movie is not, standing alone, a sufficient basis for the conclusion that her conduct in having the movie shown was a form of expression entitled to protection under the First Amendment. View Case Cited Cases Citing Case Cited Cases Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. . Plaintiff cross-appeals from the holding that K.R.S. The Mt. Stephen Fowler/Georgia Public Broadcasting As a half-dozen voting rights advocates filed into the Lincoln County Board of Elections to deliver a petition that temporarily halted plans to. of Education. 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. Sec. Connally v. General Construction Co., 269 U.S. 385, 391, 46 S.Ct. (dicta indicating that standard of "conduct prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts" was sufficiently clear to put judge on notice that criminal, potentially impeachable offenses would trigger investigation), cert. Accordingly, we conclude that the statute is not unconstitutionally vague as applied to Fowler's conduct. 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. 2537, 91 L.Ed.2d 249 (1986). The superintendent . On cross-examination, Charles Bailey testified that Mrs. Fowler told him to open the file folder while editing after Candler entered the room. 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. 08-10557. mistake[s] ha[ve] been committed." Id. Joint Appendix at 113-14. United States District Court (Columbia), United States District Courts. 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. There is also conflicting testimony regarding the amount of sexual innuendo existing in the "unedited" version of the film. 2799, 73 L.Ed.2d 435 (1982), and Bethel School Dist. Joint Appendix at 120-22. Inescapably, like parents, they are role models." 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. at 736 (wearing black armband was conduct akin to pure speech); Brown v. Louisiana, 383 U.S. 131, 141-42, 86 S.Ct. James W. Williams, III, Rankin, Baker and Williams, Stanford, Ky., Robert L. Chenoweth, Bryan, Fogle and Chenoweth, Mt. [54] JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge, concurring. 1984). On its distinctive facts, Fowler v. Board of Education Lincoln County, Kentucky' is almost ideally suited as a vehicle for reex- amining some of the "deeper" issues associated with in-school speech of public high school teachers in particular and with free speech law in general. This segment of the film was shown in the morning session. Healthy City School Dist. Lincoln County School Board v. Fraser, ___ U.S. ___, 106 S.Ct. 529, 34 L.Ed.2d 491 (1972). They also found the movie objectionable because of its sexual content, vulgar language, and violence. One scene involves a bloody battlefield. Moreover, there is testimony supporting the fact that more editing was done in the afternoon showing than in the morning showing. Joint Appendix at 308-09. owler wds fired in # uly 1984 dnd dppedled on the ground thdt her employment wds termindted in violdtion of her irst mendment rights dnd conduct unbecoming d . Fowler rented the video tape at a video store in Danville, Kentucky. 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. Cir. v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274, 285-87, 97 S.Ct. Similarly, in Tinker, the uncontroverted evidence showed that the students who wore the black armbands were engaged in an expression of opposition to the Vietnam war, which the Court concluded was akin to "pure speech." Fowler was unfamiliar with the movie and asked the students whether it was appropriate for viewing at school. United States District Court (Eastern District of Michigan). 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. 39 Ed. 1117 (1931) (display of red flag is expressive conduct). Fowler was unfamiliar with the movie and asked the students whether it was appropriate for viewing at school. Joint Appendix at 83-84. 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. 216 (1952) (Frankfurter, J., concurring) (emphasis supplied). Joint Appendix at 137. Once again, there is conflicting testimony concerning the effectiveness of the editing attempt. ), cert. at 576. What one judge sees as "gross and bizarre," another may find, as did District Judge Scott Reed below, mild and not very "sexually suggestive.". The Sixth Circuit and neighboring sister circuits have provided this Court with a comprehensive analytic, The court thus held that Boring's mere "implicit approval" of the ideas in the play "was not expressive, Full title:JACQUELINE FOWLER, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, CROSS-APPELLANT, v. THE BOARD OF, Court:United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, holding that prohibition for "conduct unbecoming a teacher" could not be challenged on vagueness or overbreadth grounds by teacher who was terminated for conduct clearly falling within scope of prohibition. Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County (1987): ACADEMIC FREEDOM (Pink Floyd's "The Wall") Facts: district dismissed teacher based on unbecoming conduct (unique to Kentucky) after teacher showed the movie, Pink Floyd's "the wall" to high school students Plaintiff Jacqueline Fowler was a tenured teacher employed by the Lincoln County, Kentucky, school system for fourteen years. As Corrected November 6, 1986. Many courts have recognized that a teacher's First Amendment rights encompass the notion of "academic freedom" to exercise professional judgment in selecting topics and materials for use in the course of the educational process. . 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 . 418 U.S. at 409, 94 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). Sterling, Ky., F.C. I would hold, rather, that the district court properly used the Mt. We have viewed the film in conjunction with Fowler's testimony concerning the portions of the film which were edited during the two showings, and we conclude that the district court's findings in this regard are clearly erroneous. ), cert. 777, 780-81, 96 L.Ed. I believe a teacher should be similarly protected by the First Amendment whether she is participating in an instructional or non-instructional day. Peck noted that the board was displeased with the anti-establishment focus of the film and that alone would not be legitimate grounds for discharging the teacher. Andrew Tony Fowler Overview. Dist. See 3 Summaries. One student testified that she saw "glimpses" of nudity, but "nothing really offending. 1969); Dean v. Timpson Independent School District, 486 F. Supp. Moreover, there was a direct connection between this misconduct and Fowler's work as a teacher. Assuming that the school board could have properly discharged Mrs. Fowler for poor judgment and lack of remorse in showing an "R-rated" movie which had short scenes depicting nudity and sexual foreplay, but not for the other reasons given, this case must be decided under the "mixed-motive" analysis of Mt. of Educ. Rather, she had it shown for the purpose of keeping her students occupied during a noninstructional day while she was involved in posting grades on report cards. The dissent relies upon Schad v. Mt. at 2730. The students in Fowler's classes were in grades nine through eleven and were of the ages fourteen through seventeen. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the judgment of the district court and dismiss plaintiff's action. Plaintiff's reliance upon cases grounded in the concept of "academic freedom," e.g., Cooper, 611 F.2d at 1113; Dean, 486 F. Supp. There is conflicting testimony as to whether, or how much, nudity was seen by the students. of Lincoln County, Ky.. argues make section 110.06(F) vague: "health," "safety," and "welfare. 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. District Court Opinion at 6. It is also undisputed that she left the room on several occasions while the film was being shown. 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. Boring v. Buncombe County Bd. the Draft" into a courthouse corridor. Boring v. Buncombe County Board of Education (136 E 3 d 364 [1998]), the Fourth Circuit Court, citing the 1988 decision Hazelwood v. Kulhmeir (484 U.S. 260), found I at 101. The day on which the movie was shown, May 31, 1984, was a noninstructional day used by teachers for completing grade cards. Before MERRITT and MILBURN, Circuit Judges, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge. Even when the actor does intend to communicate a message by his conduct, a governmental interest in regulating the nonspeech aspect of such conduct may justify incidental restrictions on the speech aspect as well. 1980); Cary v. Board of Education, 598 F.2d 535, 539-42 (10th Cir. However, Fowler did not preview the movie before having it shown to her morning class because the store did not have a tape compatible with her own VCR and because she did not have time to make other arrangements to preview the movie. 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. 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. . James, 461 F.2d at 571-72 (quoting Pickering v. Board of Education, 391 U.S. 563, 568, 88 S.Ct. Finally, the district court concluded that K.R.S. Sec. v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853, 102 S.Ct. The justices, without comment, let stand a ruling that the teachers free- expression rights were not violated. The day on which the movie was shown, May 31, 1984, was a noninstructional day used by teachers for completing grade cards. See also Abood v. Detroit Bd. In so finding we are not troubled by the Seventh Circuit's decisions respecting a school's attempted regulation of hair length. These cases are based upon the notion that teaching is a form of activity protected by the First Amendment. 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.. The district court found that the movie "contains a very limited amount of material which is sexually suggestive," that the movie does not contain "any `simulation' of a sexual act," and that "any scenes involving nudity or suggestive conduct were edited from the view of students" during both showings. The cases just discussed demonstrate that conduct is protected by the First Amendment only when it is expressive or communicative in nature. See also James, 461 F.2d at 568-69. The plurality opinion of Pico used the Mt. Id., at 840. Joint Appendix at 291. FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. 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. at 1594-95, and Tinker, 393 U.S. at 508, 89 S.Ct. at 3165 (quoting Ambach, 441 U.S. at 76-77, 99 S.Ct. 403 U.S. at 25, 91 S.Ct. Mt. Bethel School District No. Moreover, there is testimony supporting the fact that more editing was done in the afternoon showing than in the morning showing. Bryan, John C. Fogle, argued, Mt. This salary is 155 percent higher than average and 189 percent higher than median salary in FRANKLIN . See also Ambach, 441 U.S. at 76-77, 99 S.Ct. Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson, 343 U.S. 495, 501-02, 72 S.Ct. 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. 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