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“Seriously… cover your profile picture,” the career and technical education teacher allegedly added. “You are pathetic looking and are opening yourself to ridicule. Everyone will know you can’t get a woman and don’t have children unless you forced yourself on some poor woman.”
The Pocatello-Chubbuck School District issued a statement addressing Dixon Lombard’s alleged comments, saying the remarks have been forwarded to district and school administration authorities for review, according to the outlet.
“As this is a personnel matter, we are limited in what we can share publicly,” the statement reads. “However, this situation underscores the importance of open communication, mutual respect, and a positive environment for all. It is crucial to balance individual free speech with the responsibilities of educators as role models. In the classroom and school setting, our teachers focus on the curriculum, not personal/political views.”
“School employees can speak out as citizens on matters of public concern and may also speak out if their speech does not disrupt the workplace. However, free speech that involves purely personal or private things, speech that disturbs the workplace or speech that is in violation of the above privacy limitations is not generally protected under the First Amendment,” an excerpt from the district policy states, according to the outlet.
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