{"id":17568,"date":"2023-09-08T20:43:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T20:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=17568"},"modified":"2023-09-08T20:43:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T20:43:50","slug":"victory-for-free-speech-as-mayor-backs-down-from-censorship-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=17568","title":{"rendered":"Victory for Free Speech as Mayor Backs Down from Censorship Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article originally appeared on\u00a0WND.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Guest by post by Bob Unruh\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Had ripped down flyers from parental rights group<\/strong><\/p>\n

The mayor of Newburyport, Massachusetts, decided he didn\u2019t like the message being offered in his community by a parental rights organization.<\/p>\n

That group, Citizens for Responsible Education, had concerns regarding public school indoctrination and certain troubling instruction happening locally.<\/p>\n

So members planned a forum, called \u201cWhat is Social-Emotional Learning? What every parent needs to know about SEL and culturally responsive teaching in our public schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

Subjects to be covered include critical race theory; gender identity ideology; sex education curriculum; and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.<\/p>\n

That was a message Mayor Sean Reardon decided he would not tolerate.<\/p>\n

So when the parents posted flyers advertising their meeting, Reardon ripped them down.<\/p>\n

Now the resolution to that fight has resulted in a significant victory for free speech, according to a report from the American Center for Law and Justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition to receiving a monetary payment to cover the damages CRE suffered, Newburyport\u2019s Mayor Reardon agreed to issue a public statement acknowledging that his actions in \u2018remov[ing] flyers from bulletin boards\u2019 and the city\u2019s posting policies should have better promoted the constitutionally protected free speech rights of CRE and, in the future, postings may not be censored based on their content or the viewpoints expressed,\u201d the ACLJ reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdditionally, Newburyport has agreed to revise its posting policies by removing its prohibition on religious flyers and its vague flyer review and approval process.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ACLJ reported that Matt Petry, a reporter for The Daily News of Newburyport, posted on social media that Reardon had confirmed he was ripping down the flyers.<\/p>\n

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The mayor claimed, to the reporter, the content \u201cwas not in line with the city of Newburyport\u2019s values of being an inclusive and welcoming community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The parents initially asked the city to change its posting policy, but the city refused to respond.<\/p>\n

Then, the ACLJ reported, the Massachusetts Family Institute and Attorney Kenneth A. Tashjy served a demand letter on the city, warning the policy was unconstitutional and a willful violation of free speech rights.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2023 WND News Center<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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