Won U.S. District Courts

Barr v. Tucker

Summary

Officials at McAllister Elementary School and Bryan County Schools in Georgia fired substitute teacher Lindsey Barr after she expressed concerns, as a mother, over drawings in a picture book being presented to students, including her own young children, at the elementary school during a library read-aloud program.

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Press Releases

Case Documents

Court

Title

Date

Trial Court

Stipulation of dismissal

4/24/2023

Trial Court

Plaintiff's reply in support of motion for preliminary injunction

10/27/2022

Trial Court

Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Expedited Hearing

9/30/2022

Trial Court

9/30/2022

Resource

ADF letter sent to Bryan County Board of Education (2022-09-13)

9/13/2022

Additional Resources

One Page Summary

Case Profiles

Phil Sechler

Senior Counsel

Phil Sechler serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on academic and religious freedom.

Tyson Langhofer

Tyson Langhofer

Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Academic Freedom

Tyson Langhofer serves as senior counsel and director of the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom.