Post responses to the scenarios below. After posting your responses, you will need to respond to another student's post. You may either comment or ask a question. Replies need to be appropriate and thoughtful.
1. Sally, a worker at Meijer, is having a bad day. She suddenly gets mad and begins yelling and cursing at her fellow co-workers. When her boss walks in, she begins to yell and curse at him. When Meijer attempts to fire her for her actions, she declares that what she said is protected under the 1st amendment, and Meijer has no Constitutional right to fire her. Is she correct? Explain your reasoning.
2. Mr. Anderson, a teacher at Central High School, does not agree with a new policy passed by the school board. He decides to write a letter to the local paper where he voices his disapproval over the newest policy. When he shows up to school on Monday, he is told that he has been fired for voicing his disapproval with the school board. When the school attempts to fire him, he declares that what he wrote is protected under the 1st amendment, and the school has no Constitutional right to fire him. Is he correct? Explain your reasoning.
1. Sally, a worker at Meijer, is having a bad day. She suddenly gets mad and begins yelling and cursing at her fellow co-workers. When her boss walks in, she begins to yell and curse at him. When Meijer attempts to fire her for her actions, she declares that what she said is protected under the 1st amendment, and Meijer has no Constitutional right to fire her. Is she correct? Explain your reasoning.
2. Mr. Anderson, a teacher at Central High School, does not agree with a new policy passed by the school board. He decides to write a letter to the local paper where he voices his disapproval over the newest policy. When he shows up to school on Monday, he is told that he has been fired for voicing his disapproval with the school board. When the school attempts to fire him, he declares that what he wrote is protected under the 1st amendment, and the school has no Constitutional right to fire him. Is he correct? Explain your reasoning.