Local News in Brief : Simi Teachers Union Sues Over Reprimands
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A Simi Valley teachers union has filed suit asking that the Simi Valley Unified School District be required to remove letters of reprimand put in the personnel files of eight teachers who wore political buttons at work.
But Ron Myren, president of the Simi Valley Educators Assn., said Thursday that association and district representatives are attempting to reach an out-of-court settlement in the dispute. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Ventura County Superior Court.
The district accused the teachers of violating a 20-year-old district rule that forbids “partisan politics in our classrooms.” The teachers wore buttons that endorsed a school-funding initiative and candidates for the school board. The teachers union says the rule violates the teachers’ constitutional right to free speech.
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