School Allowed to Fire Teacher Whose Criticisms of School Policy Led to "Disruptive" Criticism and Insults from Public

From Tempel v. School Dist. of Waukesha, decided Sept. 29 by Magistrate Judge Nancy Joseph (E.D. Wis.):

Tempel was employed by the District as a dual-language first grade teacher at Heyer from fall 2018 until her termination on July 12, 2023…. In 2021, several new members were elected to the District's Board of Education, causing what many members of the Waukesha community perceived as a more conservative perspective shift.

In July 2021, the District suspended diversity, equity, and inclusion training for staff and suspended the work of the District's Equity Leadership Team…. In August 2021, pursuant to the Controversial Issues Polices, the Board enacted a policy to ban "controversial" signs in the classroom … [including] signage related to Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter, Thin Blu