Teacher says contract wasn't renewed because he wouldn't use trans students' preferred names - eviltoast

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.

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    3 months ago

    If someone thinks the kids deserve to be respected more than some bigot needs the ability to bully those kids it is pretty uplifting.

    I guess you don’t think the kids deserve respect.