JENKINS, Ky. (WXKQ) – A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Jenkins Independent School District from enforcing a no-trespass order that banned a Letcher County mother from school property over her social media posts.
U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove ruled the mother is likely to succeed in her claim that the district violated her First Amendment rights.
The judge found the ban was imposed because of her protected speech and said continuing the restriction would cause irreparable harm.
The ruling allows her access while the lawsuit moves forward but does not decide the case’s final outcome.