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Brevard Public Schools is set to pay nearly $568,000 to settle a lawsuit with members of Moms for Liberty.
The lawsuit alleged the school board's public comment policies violated First Amendment rights by stifling criticism.
A federal court previously ruled the board's policy banning "abusive" speech was unconstitutional.
, Brevard Public Schools is gearing up to pay nearly $568,000 in a lawsuit where then-members of Brevard's Moms for Liberty chapter
The lawsuit came in November 2021 in the midst of contentious school board meetings about issues like masking to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in schools and guidances on allowing LGBTQ students to go by preferred names and pronouns or use the restrooms consistent with their gender identities. At the time, the board