2d 549 (1986). 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. 1976) (teacher could not successfully contend that "due and sufficient cause" standard did not give notice that improper conduct toward students would result in discipline); Kilpatrick v. Wright, 437 F. Supp. 418 U.S. at 409. See, e.g., Martin v. Parrish, 805 F.2d 583 (5th Cir. It is not a principle designed to convert into a constitutional dilemma the practical difficulties in drawing . See also In re Matter of Certain Complaints Under Investigation, 783 F.2d 1488, 1512-13 (11th Cir.) 1, 469 F.2d 623 (2d Cir. 1980); Cary v. Board of Education, 598 F.2d 535, 539-42 (10th Cir. denied, 409 U.S. 1042, 93 S. Ct. 529, 34 L. Ed. v. COOPER. A number of courts have rejected vagueness challenges when an employee's conduct clearly falls within a statutory or regulatory prohibition. }); Email:
Id., at 583. Fowler rented the video tape at a video store in Danville, Kentucky. 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. Cited 9 times, 753 F.2d 76 (1985) | You already receive all suggested Justia Opinion Summary Newsletters. View Profile. BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL PHILADELPHIA & VICINITY ET AL. In this appeal, defendants contend that the district court erred in its conclusion that plaintiff's discharge violated her First Amendment rights. View Case Cited Cases Citing Case Cited Cases Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. 486 F.Supp. On July 10, 1984, plaintiff Fowler appeared with counsel at the administrative hearing. Cited 3021 times. See Jarman, 753 F.2d at 77.8. at 287. The accommodation of these sometimes conflicting fundamental values has caused great tension, particularly when the conflict arises within the classroom. . Fowler rented the video tape at a video store in Danville, Kentucky. var encodedEmail = swrot13('neg.ebwnf@sbjyre.x12.pn.hf');
Spence, 418 U.S. at 411. She introduced a controversial and sexually explicit movie into a classroom of adolescents without preview, preparation or discussion. 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." Nevertheless, the Supreme Court has long recognized that certain forms of expressive conduct are entitled to protection under the First Amendment. 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 re-employment even in the absence of the protected conduct." It is undisputed that Fowler left the room several times while the movie was being shown, and that she was posting grades during the time she was present in the classroom. The more important question is not the motive of the speaker so much as the purpose of the interference. WEST VIRGINIA STATE BOARD EDUCATION ET AL. $(document).ready(function () {
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What one judge sees as "gross and bizarre," another may find, as did District Judge Scott Reed below, mild and not very "sexually suggestive.". For example, in Frison v. Franklin County Board of Education, 596 F.2d 1192 (4th Cir. . The accommodation of these sometimes conflicting fundamental values has caused great tension, particularly when the conflict arises within the classroom. High School (D. . 319 U.S. at 632. To determine whether [plaintiff's] conduct is entitled to first amendment protection, "the nature of [plaintiff's] activity, combined with the factual context and environment in which it was undertaken" must be considered. 1)The US Supreme Court ruled on Thompson v. Kentucky in 2010. 598 F.2d 535 - CARY v. BD. JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge, concurring. Board President
2d 491 (1972). Cited 19 times, 105 S. Ct. 1504 (1985) | Joint Appendix at 308-09. Trial Transcript Vol. . The record is replete with testimony indicating that school officials objected to the sexual content, vulgarity, and violence contained in the movie. 322 (1926). 4. 93 S. Ct. 529 (1972) | ", (bike or scooter) w/3 (injury or 1980); Russo v. Central School District No. 393 U.S. at 505-08. Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County Download PDF Check Treatment Summary 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 Summary of this case from Pucci v. Michigan Supreme Court Id. 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. In Arnett v. Kennedy, 416 U.S. 134, 94 S. Ct. 1633, 40 L. Ed. It is also undisputed that she left the room on several occasions while the film was being shown. Jarman v. Williams, 753 F.2d 76, 77-78 (8th Cir. 2d 284, 91 S. Ct. 1780 (1971), the Supreme Court held constitutionally protected the act of wearing a jacket bearing the words "!?X! at p. 664. 393 U.S. at 505-08, 89 S. Ct. at 736-37. In Spence, the undisputed facts established that the appellant hung a United States flag with a peace symbol affixed to it because he "wanted people to know that [he] thought America stood for peace." 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 fundamental principles of due process are violated only when "a statute 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." 2. 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. var encodedEmail = swrot13('npnfgnarqn@sbjyrehfq.bet');
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. D.C. 38, 425 F.2d 469 (D.C. "The problem in any case is to arrive at a balance between the interests of the teacher, as a citizen, in commenting upon matters of public concern and the interest of the State, as an employer, in promoting the efficiency of the public services it performs through its employees.". We find this argument to be without merit. Monroe v. State Court of Fulton County, 739 F.2d 568, 571 (11th Cir. 478 U.S. 675 - BETHEL SCHOOL DIST. Another shows the protagonist cutting his chest with a razor. Ms. Francisca Montoya
First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Board of Education of Township High School District 205, Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 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, Discharged for insubordination and conduct unbecoming a teacher in July 1984. . Therefore, I would affirm the judgment of the District Court. Cited 889 times, Pratt v. Independent School District No. 1986); Zykan v. Warsaw Community School Corp., 631 F.2d 1300 (7th Cir. Wieman v. Updegraff, 344 U.S. 183, 196, 97 L. Ed. . re-employment even in the absence of the protected conduct." As herein above indicated, I concur in the result reached in Judge Milburn's opinion. Plaintiff relies on Minarcini v. Strongsville City School District, 541 F.2d 577 (6th Cir. Blackboard Web Community Manager Privacy Policy (Updated).
Nothing in the Constitution prohibits the states from insisting that certain modes of expression are inappropriate and subject to sanctions. 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. 1 TOWN ADDISON ET AL. Ms. Francisca Montoya is a lifelong resident of Maricopa County and advocate of public education. Arthur L. Brooks, Jane V. Fitzpatrick, Brooks, Coffman and Fitzpatrick, Lexington, Ky., Walter Alan Kamiat, argued, Bredhoff & Kaiser, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee, cross-appellant. At the bench trial in the district court, Fowler repeated her contention that she believed the movie contained important, socially valuable messages. Joint Appendix at 129-30. Joint Appendix at 199, 201, 207, 212-13, 223, 226, 251.3. The District Court held that the school board failed to carry this Mt. Joint Appendix at 132-33. Joint Appendix at 265-89. 1986). The cases just discussed demonstrate that conduct is protected by the First Amendment only when it is expressive or communicative in nature.7 In the present case, because plaintiff's conduct in having the movie shown cannot be considered expressive or communicative, under the circumstances presented, the protection of the First Amendment is not implicated. Cited 17 times, 541 F.2d 949 (1976) | 6. 2d 549 (1986) (quoting Ambach v. Norwick, 441 U.S. 68, 76-77, 99 S. Ct. 1589, 1594-95, 60 L. Ed. Healthy City School Dist. Plaintiff cross-appeals on the ground that K.R.S. Assistant Principal Michael Candler, who observed the movie during part of the afternoon showing, testified that Charles Bailey's editing attempt was not sufficient to preclude the students from seeing the nudity. The more important question is not the motive of the speaker so much as the purpose of the interference. 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. 2730, because Fowler did not explain the messages contained in the film to the students. ABOOD ET AL. School officials testified that they objected to the movie because it promoted values which were described as immoral, antieducation, antifamily, antijudiciary, and antipolice. The evidence in Wood established that the teachers had been smoking marijuana with two fifteen-year-old students in the teachers' apartment. denied, 464 U.S. 993, 104 S. Ct. 487, 78 L. Ed. 2d 391 (1973); James v. Board of Education, 461 F.2d 566 (2d Cir. denied, 411 U.S. 932, 93 S. Ct. 1899, 36 L. Ed. v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274, 285-87, 97 S. Ct. 568, 50 L. Ed. v. BOARD REGENTS UNIVERSITY STATE NEW YORK ET AL. 2d 811 (1968)); see also Anderson v. Evans, 660 F.2d 153, 157 (6th Cir. I at 101.1, Once again, there is conflicting testimony concerning the effectiveness of the editing attempt. 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. 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. Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Accordingly, for the reasons stated, the judgment of the district court is VACATED, and this cause is DISMISSED. 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." at 840. Id. right or left of "armed robbery. Board Clerk
2d 629, 87 S. Ct. 675 (1967) (discussing importance of academic freedom). Any limitation on the exercise of constitutional rights can be justified only by a conclusion, based upon reasonable inferences flowing from concrete facts and not abstractions, that the interests of discipline or sound education are materially and substantially justified. "The problem in any case is to arrive at a balance between the interests of the teacher, as a citizen, in commenting upon matters of public concern and the interest of the State, as an employer, in promoting the efficiency of the public services it performs through its employees.". Tex. 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. Id. 2d 391 (1973); James v. Board of Education, 461 F.2d 566 (2d Cir. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the judgment of the district court and dismiss plaintiff's action. at 839-40. 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 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. See Schad v. Mt. letters, Board of Education of Laurel County v. McCollum, 721 S.W.2d 703 (1986) | 2d 842 (1974). Cited 1095 times, 92 S. Ct. 2294 (1972) | . Fisher v. Snyder, 476375 (8th Cir. Joint Appendix at 82-83. 2d 683 (1983). . of Educ. 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). In addition to the sexual aspects of the movie, there is a great deal of violence. A group of students requested that Fowler allow the movie to be shown while she was completing the grade cards. Cited 210 times, Kingsville Independent School District v. Cooper, 611 F.2d 1109 (1980) | 1981); Russo, 469 F.2d at 631. KEYISHIAN ET AL. Plaintiff cross-appeals from the holding that K.R.S. The students in Fowler's classes were in grades nine through eleven and were of the ages fourteen through seventeen. Finally, we must determine whether plaintiff's conduct constituted "conduct unbecoming a teacher" within the meaning of Ky. Rev. 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. 26 v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853, 102 S. Ct. 2799, 73 L. Ed. Healthy. v. DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL. Writing for the Court, Justice Harlan stated that "while the particular four-letter word being litigated here is perhaps more distasteful than most others of its genre, it is nevertheless often true that one man's vulgarity is another's lyric. The opinion can be located in volume 403 of the. UNITED STATES v. UNITED STATES GYPSUM CO. 1098 (1952). In fact, Mrs. Fowler was not discharged because she entertained her students: she was discharged because the school board did not like the content of the movie. In Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15, 91 S. Ct. 1780, 29 L. Ed. These meetings are open to the public. Cited 3902 times. Spence, 418 U.S. at 410, 94 S. Ct. at 2730. at 411, because Fowler did not explain the messages contained in the film to the students. Jarman v. Williams, 753 F.2d 76, 77-78 (8th Cir. Her having the movie shown under the circumstances involved demonstrates a blatant lack of judgment. 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. Spence, 418 U.S. at 411, 94 S. Ct. at 2730. See Minarcini v. Strongsville City School Dist., 541 F.2d 577 (6th Cir. Healthy, 429 U.S. at 282-84, 97 S. Ct. at 573-74. Cited 673 times. The plurality opinion of Pico, 457 U.S. 853, 102 S. Ct. 2799, 73 L. Ed. Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352, 357, 103 S. Ct. 1855, 1858, 75 L. Ed. These cases do not lend themselves to the reverse purpose of defining what kind of communication can not be expressive. 1976), for the proposition that students in a public school have a constitutionally protected right "to receive information which they and their teachers desire them to have." If [plaintiff] shows "an intent to convey a particularized message . 391 U.S. 563 - PICKERING v. BOARD OF EDUCATION. In the present case, plaintiff Fowler had a fifteen-year-old student show a controversial, highly suggestive and somewhat sexually explicit movie to a group of high school students aged fourteen to seventeen. 2d 842 (1974). Cited 6992 times, 91 S. Ct. 1780 (1971) | In addition to the sexual aspects of the movie, there is a great deal of violence. 403 v. FRASER. I would hold, rather, that the district court properly used the Mt. Therefore, I disagree with the distinction between instruction and entertainment drawn by Judge Milburn and the conflation of vulgarity and anti-establishment ideas set forth by Judge Peck. (b) Immoral character or conduct unbecoming a teacher . 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." ), cert. Sterling, Ky., F.C. 1117 (1931) (display of red flag is expressive conduct). If petitioners intended by their removal decision to deny respondents access to ideas with which petitioners disagreed, and if this intent was the decisive factor in petitioners' decision, then petitioners have exercised their discretion in violation of the Constitution. Cited 1886 times, 86 S. Ct. 719 (1966) |
The board then retired into executive session. 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). 1985) (nonexpressive dancing constitutes conduct not entitled to protection of the First Amendment). We will also post our most current public notices online for your convenience. Cited 614 times, MT. 2d 842, 94 S. Ct. 2727 (1974). See also Abood v. Detroit Bd. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274, 97 S. Ct. 568, 50 L. Ed. The board viewed the movie once in its entirety and once as it had been edited in the classroom. The evidence in Wood established that the teachers had been smoking marijuana with two fifteen-year-old students in the teachers' apartment. 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. Cir. For similar reasons, plaintiff's reliance on Pratt v. Independent School District No. On cross-examination, Charles Bailey testified that Mrs. Fowler told him to open the file folder while editing after Candler entered the room. v. Fraser further supported the school board's authority to take action against conduct it considered vulgar and offensive and disruptive of the educational process. This has been the unmistakable holding of this Court for almost 50 years. Under circumstances such as these, I cannot conclude that Fowler possessed "an intent to convey a particularized message" to her students. 1982) is misplaced, Plaintiff's reliance upon cases grounded in the concept of "academic freedom," e.g., Cooper, 611 F.2d at 1113; Dean, 486 F. Supp. On the afternoon of May 31, 1984, Principal Jack Portwood asked Fowler to give him the video tape, and she did so. 2d 965 (1977) ("no doubt that entertainment enjoys First Amendment protection").
The day on which the movie was shown, May 31, 1984, was a noninstructional day used by teachers for completing grade cards. Cited 305 times. Accordingly, for the reasons stated, the judgment of the district court is VACATED, and this cause is DISMISSED. Shown on a non-instructional day that was used for teachers to complete grade cards, A group of students requested the movie, Fowler was not familiar with the movie, Fowler asked students if it was appropriate for school, Charles Bailey (age 15), said it, Fowler instructed Charles Bailey the 15 year old student to edit out parts that were. OF COLORA, Emergency Coalition to Defend Educational Travel v. United States Dep't of the Treasury, UNITED STATES v. AKZO COATINGS OF AMERICA, Professional Standards Commission v. Alberson. Plaintiff Fowler received her termination notice on or about June 19, 1984. 2d 518, 105 S. Ct. 1504 (1985). 2d 435 (1982). Ala. 1977) ("immorality" standard not vague as applied to teacher discharged for making sexual advances toward his students). Before MERRITT and MILBURN, Circuit Judges, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge. If any sort of conduct that people wish to engage in is to be considered "speech" simply because those who engage in conduct are, in one sense, necessarily expressing their approval of it, the line between "speech" protected by the First Amendment and conduct not so protected will be destroyed. of Educ. v. STACHURA, 106 S. Ct. 2537 (1986) | of Educ. }); Email:
1980); Russo v. Central School District No. . v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853, 73 L. Ed. 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. See, e.g., Mt. Judge Milburn does not inquire into the motivation of the school board but rather bases his decision on the fact that Ms. Fowler's action in showing the film to her classes was not conduct protected by the First Amendment. But whatever the meaning of the movie, however good or bad it may be, my main concern is that the holdings of both Judge Milburn and Judge Peck are in error. at 410-11, 94 S. Ct. at 2730-31, the activity falls within the scope of the first and fourteenth amendments. The root of the vagueness doctrine is a rough idea of fairness. 2d 491 (1972). She stated that she did not at any time discuss the movie with her students because she did not have enough time. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case. 87 S. Ct. 675 (1967) | We conclude that the statute proscribing "conduct unbecoming a teacher" gave her adequate notice that such conduct would subject her to discipline. 216, 73 S. Ct. 215 (1952) (Frankfurter, J., concurring) (emphasis supplied). I believe a teacher should be similarly protected by the First Amendment whether she is participating in an instructional or non-instructional day. For example, in Frison v. Franklin County Board of Education, 596 F.2d 1192 (4th Cir. 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. The most conscientious of codes that define prohibited conduct of employees includes 'catchall' clauses prohibiting employee 'misconduct,' 'immorality,' or 'conduct unbecoming.' Cited 880 times, WIRSING v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. 1628 (1943) (flag salute is a form of expression); Stromberg v. California, 283 U.S. 359, 368-69, 51 S. Ct. 532, 535-36, 75 L. Ed. 2d 731 (1969). Plaintiff argues that Ky. Rev. Opinion of Judge Milburn at p. 663 n. 6 (emphasis added) (citations omitted). Therefore, I would affirm the judgment of the District Court. 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. See, e.g., Stern v. Shouldice, 706 F.2d 742 (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. Judge Milburn states further that "plaintiff's conduct in having the movie shown cannot be considered expressive or communicative." Id. Bethel School District No. ." 397 (M.D. Mrs. Eastburn is the chairperson of the Estrella Village Planning Committee, and she has sat on numerous other city committees. 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. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the judgment of the district court and dismiss plaintiff's action. Eckmann v. Board of Education of Hawthorne School District Moreover, in Spence. One scene involves a bloody battlefield. He expresses the further view that there was "little likelihood that the message would be understood by those who viewed it," id. mistake[s] ha[ve] been committed." For similar reasons, plaintiff's reliance on Pratt v. Independent School District No. v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274, 285-87, 97 S. Ct. 568, 575-76, 50 L. Ed. In Board of Education v. Wood, 717 S.W.2d 837 (Ky. 1986), two tenured teachers were discharged for conduct unbecoming a teacher under section 161.790(1)(b). The Court in Mt. [T]here are limitations in the English language with respect to being both specific and manageably brief, and it seems to us that although the prohibitions may not satisfy those intent on finding fault at any cost, they are set out in terms that the ordinary person exercising ordinary common sense can sufficiently understand and comply with, without sacrifice to the public interest. Cited 711 times, 94 S. Ct. 1633 (1974) | [I]t is not feasible or necessary for the Government to spell out in detail all that conduct which will result in retaliation. 2d 435 (1982) used the Mt. 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. 1974), a teacher was discharged for public displays of deviate sexual behavior under a statute proscribing "conduct unbecoming a teacher." The record is replete with testimony indicating that school officials objected to the sexual content, vulgarity, and violence contained in the movie, Whether a certain activity is entitled to protection under the First Amendment is a question of law. Under circumstances such as these, I cannot conclude that Fowler possessed " [a]n intent to convey a particularized message" to her students. She has a long history of volunteering her services in our classrooms and is a very active citizen with regard to City of Phoenix initiatives.
Joint Appendix at 291. 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. 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. Our governing board has high expectations for student achievement. There is conflicting testimony as to whether, or how much, nudity was seen by the students. It is also undisputed that she left the room on several occasions while the film was being shown. In Board of Education v. Wood, 717 S.W.2d 837 (Ky. 1986), two tenured teachers were discharged for conduct unbecoming a teacher under section 161.790 (1) (b). Colten v. Kentucky, 407 U.S. 104, 110, 92 S. Ct. 1953, 32 L. Ed. Cited 405 times, 46 S. Ct. 126 (1926) | E.G., Martin v. Parrish, 805 F.2d 583 ( 5th Cir. discharged for making sexual toward. 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