Defending Parents' Right To Expose Anti-Israel Teachers

The ACLJ is representing a parent in support of her right to criticize posts, that she considered antisemetic, by a public school teacher. We are now defending this parent in federal court.

The public school teacher, a theater director at a high school in Illinois, posted a story on her personal Instagram account that accused the Israeli military of "crimes against humanity" and "ethnic cleansing." Our client, a parent of students in the school, learned about the post, made several social media comments that highlighted what this theater director said, and shared her opinion that these statements were "slandering the IDF and Israel" and "antisemitic." She called the teacher out on social media, expressing her opinion and exposing the public school teacher's disturbing comments. In response, the teacher filed a lawsuit against our client, bringing state-law claims of defamation, false light, and tortious interference with contractual relations. We are now defending this parent in federal court, where we will be standing for her right to speak and to criticize what she views as antisemitism.