pˈɪkɚɹɪŋ vˈiː. bˈoːɹd ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn jˈuː.ˈɛs. fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, wʌzɐ kˈeɪs ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hˈɛld ðæt ɪnðɪ ˈæbsəns ʌv pɹˈuːf ʌvðə tˈiːtʃɚ nˈoʊɪŋli ɔːɹ ɹˈɛkləsli mˌeɪkɪŋ fˈɔls stˈeɪtmənts ðə tˈiːtʃɚ hæd ɐ ɹˈaɪt tə spˈiːk ˌɔn ˈɪʃuːz ʌv pˈʌblɪk ɪmpˈoːɹtəns wɪðˌaʊt bˌiːɪŋ dɪsmˈɪst fɹʌm ðɛɹ pəzˈɪʃən.
Pickering v. Board of Education, 391 U.S. 563 (1968), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that in the absence of proof of the teacher knowingly or recklessly making false statements the teacher had a right to speak on issues of public importance without being dismissed from their position.