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I think Anon goes too far with "freedom of expression." Teachers are hired to work within a curriculum, and the school board is responsible for developing that curriculum.
In any reasonable school system, the board and administrators work with the teachers on curriculum issues. The curriculum provides necessary structure to promote the best possible education for the students. That structure necessarily puts some constraints on a teacher's freedom of expression, just as the Constitution and laws place constraints on the school board's choices for that curriculum.
The message of the Kitzmiller v. Dover verdict is that the school board did not follow the Constitution when it implemented a curriculum that established a particular religious doctrine.
Likewise, if a teacher were to assert "freedom of expression" and teach ID as an alternative to a Darwinian view of evolution, the school board would be obligated to intervene.
Coglanlab is correct that the argument is over what the curriculum should include and how curriculum decisions should be made.
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