A BALENCE
- Between the interests of
- the employee as a citizen
- and the interests of
- the employer and the
- public services it performs
"To restrict First Amendment rights to speak on issues of public importance, school boards must apply a balancing test between the interests of the teacher as a citizen and the interest of the State, an employer in promoting the efficiency of the public services it performs through its employees."
- Pickering v. Board of Education of Twp. High School