A member of the Norwin School Board has filed a second federal lawsuit against the district and his fellow directors. The Trib reports that Alex Deschelt claimed that he was retaliated against for exercising his right to free speech. after the board censured him for sexually descriptive blog posts.The board voted to censure Detschelt after he described four men and one woman in sexually descriptive language on his blog. The censure contended Detschelt used “highly offensive speech” in describing five board members who were part of a slate of candidates that defeated Detschelt’s slate in the 2023 school board election.Detschelt is seeking punitive and general damages for what he claimed was severe emotional distress, mental anguish and embarrassment. The district is named in two counts of the lawsuit, and individual board members are named in two counts. Detschelt is also seeking attorney fees and requested a jury trial.
NORWIN SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FILES SECOND FEDERAL LAWSUIT
Nov 20, 2025 | 9:28 AM









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