The Cobb County School District’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit from two Cobb parents who allege their First Amendment rights were violated during a school board meeting has been denied in federal court.
U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross ruled on March 27 that the case can move forward, finding the parents plausibly allege a First Amendment violation. The judge further rejected the district’s arguments for dismissal, including qualified immunity for individual officials, as well as the parents’ request for a preliminary injunction.
The district has indicated it intends to appeal the decision…