A judge's decision will now block a school's policy against outing transgender students and will also allow a teacher to ignore preferred pronouns on the basis of religious freedom.
Ricard's issues began with two transgender students in her class, who, per the district's rules, did not allow faculty members to disclose their preferred names or pronouns to their families. She argued that referring to students by different names in class and in communications with families went against her sincerely held religious beliefs.
"The Court relies on Plaintiff's statements that she does not intend to communicate with a parent for the sole purpose of disclosing a student's preferred name and pronouns," Teeter wrote in her ruling on Monday."Plaintiff believes that addressing students one way at school and a different way when speaking to their parents is dishonest. Being dishonest violates her sincere religious beliefs.
A Kansas judge has ruled that a school cannot punish a teacher for violating its LGBT students' protection policies, due to a teacher's sincerely held religious beliefs. Above, a representational image of a gavel.The ruling, however, will not be in effect for very long. Teeter's injunction will remain in place through Wednesday, or until Ricard's contract term at Fort Riley Middle School ends, whichever comes last.
"This litigation is a political stunt funded by a right-wing special interest group and doesn't reflect the views of the vast majority of people in Kansas and across the country who support protections for LGBTQ+ people," Will Rapp, a Kansas-based LGBT activist with GLSEN, said in a statement to the."Our leaders should be supporting school policies protecting and supporting transgender students, including policies to prevent educators from outing students.
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