In its recent decision in Thompson v. Central Valley School District No. 365 (9th Cir. 2025) 163 F.4^th 654, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a U.S. District Court ruling that Central Valley School District (CVSD) had demonstrated that a former middle school assistant principal’s speech would reasonably cause disruption in the workplace and undermine CVSD’s interest in creating a safe and inclusive school environment, thereby, outweighing the assistant principal’s ...