ðə klˈeɪm ðæt hɪz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ðə lˈɛɾɚ wʌz pɹətˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə fˈɜːst ænd fˈoːɹtiːnθ ɐmˈɛndmənts wʌz ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə bˈoːɹd ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən.
The claim that his writing the letter was protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments was rejected by the Board of Education.