First Amendment suit can continue in firing over social media posts critical of CPS

A federal judge declined to dismiss a case a former employee of Northwestern University brought against the Chicago Board of Education, alleging her First Amendment rights were violated when she was fired after making social media posts critical of Chicago Public Schools.Kathleen Hayes worked at Northwestern as the senior coordinator for school partnerships from September 2016 until she was terminated in March 2020.Her position required her to work with CPS to place Northwestern student teachers on school campuses …