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COOMES v. EDMONDS SCHOOL DIST. NO. 15

No. 13-35747.

816 F.3d 1255 (2016)

Tristan COOMES; Sean Coomes, a marital community, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 15; Christine Avery; Joe Webster, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 23, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney C. Tribe , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick PLLC, Tukwila, WA, argued the cause on behalf of plaintiffs-appellants. With her on the brief were Philip A. Talmadge , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick PLLC, Tukwila, WA, and Neal J. Philip , Fulton & Philip PLLC, Seattle, WA.

Duncan K. Fobes , Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch, Inc., P.S., Seattle, WA, argued the cause for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief was Sarah S. Mack , Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch, Inc., P.S., Seattle, WA.

Before: DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, A. WALLACE TASHIMA, and M. MARGARET McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

We must decide whether a public school teacher speaks as an employee or a private citizen when she voices concerns about the school's special education program to her supervisors and her students' parents.

I

Tristan Coomes worked for four years at Meadowdale Middle School ("Meadowdale...

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