Joseph ACANFORA, III, Appellant, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Et Al., Appellees

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Joseph Acanfora III appeals from an order of the district court denying him reinstatement to a teaching position in Montgomery County, Maryland. The district court held that the school officials wrongfully transferred Acanfora to a nonteaching position when they discovered that he was a homosexual, but it denied relief because of Acanfora’s subsequent press and television interviews. We hold that Acanfora’s public statements were protected by the first amendment. We conclude, however, that he is not entitled to relief because of material omissions in his application for…