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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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[–] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago
[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe we should check to see what that VP candidate ~~James Donald Bowman,~~ ~~James David Hamel,~~ ~~J. D. Hamel,~~ ~~J. D. Vance,~~ JD Vance has to say about this.

[–] Cadeillac@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

And you just know this ass hole is going to vote for him

[–] Neon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago
  1. he deserves this

  2. this is a place where I'd like to be free of such discussions, even if just briefly. Please don't post such stuff over here again

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