A federal court has ruled in favor of a Brookfield woman who filed a lawsuit against the Elmbrook School District after she criticized masks, social distancing and Elmbrook School Board member Mushir Hassan at a board meeting Aug. 11 The U.S. Eastern District Court of Wisconsin ruled Sept. 25 that the school district could not ban Heidi Anderson from district property. The district had levied the ban, unless she first obtained permission from Elmbrook Superintendent Mark Hansen or the principal of her children’s school for a purpose that ordinarily would not require advance permission. The court ruled that Anderson should be allowed on district property under the same terms and conditions that apply to all other members of the public who have children enrolled in the district. Elmbrook School District chief strategy officer Chris Thompson declined to comment about the case. Anderson’s attorney, Brady Henderson of Cream City Law, said in an email to West Now that the court’s decision is not just important for his client and the rights of parents and families in the Elmbrook School District, but for everyone who values freedom of speech or limiting the abuse of government power. "This was not a difficult […]
