Texas State Teachers Association, Garland Education Association, Joe Atkins and Janice Hill v. Garland Independent School District

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves a claim brought by a teacher organization against a school district under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1981). Appellants contend that policies of appellees deny them access to school grounds and school media facilities and restrain free speech in violation of their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Appellants are the Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA); the Garland Education Association (GEA), a TSTA local affiliate; Joe Atkins, a TSTA employee; and Janice Hill, a GEA member employed as a teacher in the Garland Independent School District…