A high school football coach fired after raising objections to pro-Black Lives Matter material in his daughter’s seventh grade history class has sued school officials in Dedham, claiming they violated his First Amendment right to free speech.
Dave Flynn, who had served as head football coach at Dedham High School since 2011, was informed he would not be reappointed as coach on January 20, about three months after he raised objections about the class. Flynn also forwarded an email message about his objections to three members of the Dedham School Committee and to about 20 other parents.
Classes in Dedham public schools have been held online this year instead of in person because of concerns about coronavirus.
The class that led to the dispute is called “World Geography and Ancient History I,” but Flynn and his wife saw online instruction from the teacher dealing with “race, gender, stereotypes, prejudices, discrimination, and politics,” according to a complaint filed Tuesday, February 16 in U.S. District Court in Boston. Instruction materials included a cartoon version of the teacher wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt, according to the complaint, filed under the auspices of Judicial Watch, a conservative legal advocacy organization.
No he didn’t
The local football coach that was attacked and stabbed at Brew River is a BLM supporter… I wonder if he’s still a supporter being he was stabbed by two blacks ? The attackers lives do not matter