A high school football coach fired after raising objections to pro-Black Lives Matter material in his daughter's seventh grade history class has sued school officials in Dedham, claiming they violated his First Amendment right to free speech.
Dave Flynn, who had served as head football coach at Dedham High School since 2011, was informed he would not be reappointed as coach on January 20, about three months after he raised objections about the class. Flynn also forwarded an email message about his objections to three members of the Dedham School Committee and to about 20 other parents.
Benjamin Downing is running for governor of Massachusetts with a promise that differs from his practice when he was a member of the Massachusetts Legislature.
The 39-year-old Democrat said on Twitter last week that he will not accept any money from lobbyists or political action committees. He even included a gif of what appears to be former Atlanta Hawks Dikembe Mutombo wagging his finger. This came after he tweeted a link to ActBlue so that people knew where to donate to his campaign.
