From Hotchkiss v. Cedar Rapids Comm. School Dist., decided Thursday by Judge C.J. Williams (N.D. Iowa), the plaintiff's allegations (note that they are just allegations):
Plaintiff … had a child enrolled at a District elementary school during the 2021-2022 school year. On November 15, 2021, defendant District held a school board meeting. Plaintiff attended the meeting and followed the procedures to speak at the meeting by signing up to speak during the public comment period and then speaking for his allotted five minutes.
Plaintiff spoke about his belief that the District's policies relating to COVID-19 were harmful to his child and others. The complaint characterizes plaintiff's comments as "pointed" while refraining from "profanity, aggressive language, or any conduct that could be perceived as disruptive or threatening." During this time, he called defendant Borcherding "Miss Psychology," specifically stating "Miss Psychology down there doesn't want to seem to tell you people what's going on with our kids."
