Teacher Who Made Anti-Gay FB Post To Return To Classroom

Superintendent Says Teacher Did Not Violate RulesWednesday, August 24, 2011

MOUNT DORA, Fla. -- The Lake County School superintendent has decided to allow a teacher back into his classroom who was reassigned due to an anti-gay marriage Facebook post.

Superintendent Susan Moxley decided that Jerry Buell did not violate the board's code of conduct. He will return to the classroom on Thursday. the rest

Buell said the decision is a victory for First Amendment rights, but the school district still maintains there are limits on what a teacher can say in their private lives if it impacts the classroom.