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Courts slap DOE in Maud Maron case

Courts slap DOE in Maud Maron case

In a victory for free speech, a federal judge late Tuesday ordered Maud Maron’s immediate reinstatement to Manhattan Community Education Council 2.

Schools Chancellor David Banks introduces Chancellor’s Regulation D-210 throw him out She left the board in June, claiming that she was wrong to tell The Post (as the mother of a student at the school) that an anonymous student newspaper was anti-Semitic.

But Judge Diane Gujarati said the measure was unconstitutional, adding: “To protect First Amendment rights, is “in the public interest.”

Decision Moreover Brooklyn CEC is rescinding a rule from 14 that prohibits school officials and staff from criticizing the “competence or personal conduct” of individuals at board meetings or on social media.

Ironically, banks Actually Maron was removed from the CEC 14 board for being openly anti-Semitic.

It also allowed Maron to appease activists upset by public calls for the Education Department to rethink its policies on transgender children in sports and other areas.

It should be noted that D-210 was originally conceived by De Blasio-era Chancellor Richard Carranza, and Carranza passed the rule to punish Yiatin Chu, another parent activist who clashed with Carranza over the cancellation of the Private High School Entrance Exam.

To be clear: Banks still have the right and duty to remove members who violate the rules of the YSK. legitimate lines.

But as Maron told The Post, “Free speech rights protect parents when they talk about their children’s education, on routine and controversial issues.”

Our advice: stop trying to silence Maud Maron.