Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles backs off gag order on educators that would prohibit them from criticizing HISD on social media platforms.
On Tuesday, The American Federation of Teachers, HFT, and Texas AFT said they were considering filing a lawsuit against Miles, alleging him of violating the First and Fourteenth Amendments by gagging educators.Houston ISD teacher's job in jeopardy after public comment at board meeting
"This is a big win for the rights of teachers. Their right to speak out on issues affecting them and their students should never have been revoked. By backing off this outrageous policy, Miles hopefully has learned a very important lesson that he should carry for the rest of his tenure—stick to what’s legal and what will actually help teachers and students do the best they can," said Houston Federation of Teachers President Jackie Anderson.
The police introduced by Miles instructed employees not to use social media or any communication platform to share considerably damaging information about an HISD school or the district’s reputation or info that could undermine its high-performance culture. FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku and Google Android TV!
AFT President Randi Weingarten allegedly called the policy "dangerous overreach" and compared it to McCarthy-era tactics. HFT’s Anderson said the policy "adds to the long list of absurd changes and actions" that have nothing to do with improving student performance.
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