On The Docket: ‘David V. Goliath’

Attorney Rita Dunaway argued a case in the Ohio Supreme Court on behalf of John Freshwater, an Ohio science teacher who was fired after being accused of espousing creationism in the classroom. Freshwater gave Dunaway a pouch with “five smooth stones” to symbolize her uphill fight for academic freedom. (Photos by Michael Reilly)

Harrisonburg-area attorney Rita Dunaway was assigned the job of representing fired Ohio teacher John Freshwater by the Rutherford Institute. It was her first full-scale pleading before a state supreme court.

Local lawyer Rita Dunaway believes teachers and students need the freedom to “explore ideas and viewpoints” in class.