The Wisconsin English teacher, Jordan Cernek, argues in the suit that the district violated his freedom of religion and free speech in mandating the use of the students' preferred names and pronouns.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18749281

The Wisconsin English teacher, Jordan Cernek, argues in the suit that the district violated his freedom of religion and free speech in mandating the use of the students’ preferred names and pronouns.

A high school English teacher is suing a Wisconsin school district, alleging it did not renew his contract last year because he refused to use the preferred names of two transgender students.

Jordan Cernek’s federal lawsuit alleges the Argyle School District violated his constitutional and civil rights to be free of religious discrimination and to be able to express himself according to his religious beliefs when it did not renew his contract because he refused to abide by a requirement that teachers use the names or pronouns requested by students.

  • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
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    3 months ago

    A teacher gets to know their students and will use nicknames like Bill and Jim in place of. William and James on request. Any teacher who doesn’t do that is an asshole who shouldn’t be teaching kids.

    This teacher lost their job because they continued to refuse to use the child’s preferred name and tried to hide behind bigotry as a justification.