Aug 24, 2011
All Media Are Invited to Attend
Tavares, FL – The Lake County School Board has completed their “investigation” of Jerry Buell, last year’s “Teacher of the Year” at Mount Dora High School, who was recently suspended from the classroom for a comment he made on his personal Facebook page expressing his disapproval of legalized same-s*x marriage in New York. The Board will meet with Mr. Buell at 2:30 p.m.to announce their decision. Buell and Liberty Counsel Attorney Harry Mihet will be speaking to the media directly following the meeting to discuss the School Board’s decision. Liberty Counsel is representing Buell and has demanded that he be immediately reinstated with an apology for violating his First Amendment rights.
Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Time: Approximately 2:45pm [Directly following the 2:30pm meeting.]
Location: Outside the Lake County Board of Education Administration Building
201 West Burleigh Boulevard
Tavares, Florida 32788
Who: Harry Mihet, Senior Litigation Counsel with Liberty Counsel
Jerry Buell, Teacher at Mount Dora High School
On August 25, 2011 Liberty Counsel will host Florida Awake! at the First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Buell is scheduled to attend the event and share his experience, along with others who have received similar persecution for their beliefs. This event will gather support from individuals in Florida to take a stand for their constitutional rights. The rally seeks to motivate, educate, and equip the public to restore our nation’s values, as our Founders originally intended.
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