New call to the audience script
A new section in TUSD's call to the audience script states (highlighted in purple) "Defamation includes false statements presented as facts about identifiable persons that could harm their reputation. Please note that making defamatory statements at a public meeting may expose the speaker to personal legal liability."
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A new addition to Tucson Unified School District's public-comment script warns speakers that defamatory statements at board meetings may expose them to "personal legal liability." The district says it only expands on an existing warning in the script, but an Arizona lawyer says it could have an unintended chilling effect.
