WILLIAMSPORT — The Williamsport Area School District has adopted a revised policy clarifying ways an employee could face discipline for comments made outside of work.

The impetus for the change to the “Freedom of Speech by Employees” policy and two others was attributed to the recommendation from the Pennsylvania School Board Association (PSBA).

The revised policy states that the school board respects employees’ freedom of speech and acknowledges that, as private citizens, they can speak on issues of public concern.

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