Suspended Crockett Coach Sues School Board, Halliburton For $5m, Reinstatement

Gerald Sensabaugh wants his job back. So he’s suing the Washington County Board of Education and Director of Schools Kimber Halliburton for $5 million. The former David Crockett High School head football coach filed the suit Friday in U.S. District Court, claiming the school board and Halliburton violated his free speech rights when they disciplined him last fall during football season. “Specifically, the defendants, the Board and Director Halliburton, retaliated against their public employee, Coach Sensabaugh, after he spoke out via social media about matters and issues of public concern related to the Washington County public schools, by issuing him a letter of guidance dated October 5, 2017” the suit states.