State's largest school district warned over free speech policy

A legal nonprofit asked the board of Arizona’s largest school district to reverse a policy that restricts people’s free speech.

The Goldwater Institute sent a letter to the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board, requesting it change a policy that prevents people from making criticism during the public comment period at meetings.

In July 2024, the governing board passed a policy that banned “personal attacks on Board members, staff, students, or members of the public.”

In its letter, the Goldwater Institute said the policy “punishes a specific viewpoint.”

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