Kari MacRae, a teacher fired by Hanover Public Schools for racially and homophobically charged social media posts, lost her appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The posts included derogatory memes targeting transgender individuals and critical race theory. The school cited potential negative impacts on student learning as the reason for her termination. MacRae claimed her First Amendment rights were violated, but the courts ruled that those rights do not protect harmful speech in a school setting, leading her to exhaust all legal avenues without success.
When the school district fired MacRae, it sent a letter saying, "Continuing your employment in light of your social media posts would have a significant negative impact on student learning."
MacRae sued in federal court, claiming her First Amendment rights to free speech had been violated, but the trial court ruled that those rights were not absolute.
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