Liberty Justice Center Demands San Jacinto Unified School District Uphold First Amendment Rights After Blocking Education Advocate
A legal advocacy group has accused the San Jacinto Unified School District of violating free speech rights after the district temporarily blocked a prominent education advocate from its social media account. The Liberty Justice Center has sent a demand letter to the district, threatening litigation if it doesn’t agree to a series of commitments aimed at protecting First Amendment rights.
The dispute began on September 18, when Corey DeAngelis, a member of the Liberty Justice Center’s board, was blocked from the district’s X (formerly Twitter) account. DeAngelis had publicly criticized a district teacher, Jacqueline Gardner, for a post allegedly celebrating the assassination of political commentator Charlie Kirk.
Following objections from DeAngelis and the Liberty Justice Center, the district unblocked him, claiming the action was “accidental.” However, it then disabled comments across all its posts…