The State: Randy Page to appeal federal court ruling
According to Bill Robinson at The State, Randy Page is appealing a federal court ruling claiming “Lexington 1 violated his First Amendment rights by denying him access to the communication system the district uses to convey messages to parents and supporters.” Page runs school choice group South Carolinians for Responsible Government (SCRG). Here’s the article:
The leader of a school-choice lobbying group filed notice today of his intention to appeal last week’s ruling in which a federal judge sided with Lexington 1 in a free-speech dispute.
Randy Page will challenge a district court decision rejecting his claim Lexington 1 violated his First Amendment rights by denying him access to the communication system the district uses to convey messages to parents and supporters.
Page, lead advocate of Put Parents in Charge legislation that calls for parents to get tax credits or other financial incentives for sending their children to private schools, said in his initial filing that as a resident-taxpayer of the district he should be allowed to promote his organization’s point of view.
July 25th, 2007 at 12:11 am
I hope he wins his appeal. The school district claimed that they have a right to “government speech.” Do local school districts have a right to spread political propaganda with our tax dollars? I think not.
March 24th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
[...] the package because I was too busy laughing hysterically, but I’m somewhat familiar with the Page v. Lexington 1 case. From what little I know about it, I would say SCRG actually has a pretty good case. But [...]