pˈɪkɚɹɪŋ ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɐ tˈaʊnʃɪp hˈaɪ skˈuːl tˈiːtʃɚ hˌuː wʌz dɪsmˈɪst ˈæftɚ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɐ lˈɛɾɚ tʊ ɐ lˈoʊkəl nˈuːzpeɪpɚ wˌɪtʃ kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd hˌaʊ ðə tˈaʊnʃɪp bˈoːɹd ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənt hæd hˈændəld pˈæst pɹəpˈoʊzəlz tə ɹˈeɪz nˈuː ɹˈɛvənˌuː fɚðə skˈuːlz.
Pickering involved a Township High School teacher who was dismissed after writing a letter to a local newspaper which criticised how the Township Board of Education and the district superintendent had handled past proposals to raise new revenue for the schools.