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Eugene

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Tue Oct 1, 2019, 04:14 PM Oct 2019

Virginia teacher sues after being fired for refusing to call trans student 'he'

Source: Associated Press

Virginia teacher sues after being fired for refusing to call trans student 'he'

Associated Press in West Point, Virginia
Tue 1 Oct 2019 18.27 BST
Last modified on Tue 1 Oct 2019 18.53 BST

A Virginia high school teacher who was fired for refusing to use a transgender student’s new pronouns has filed a lawsuit.

The Washington Post reported that Peter Vlaming filed suit on Monday against West Point Public Schools, a system outside Richmond.

The French teacher was fired in December 2018, having told superiors at West Point high school his religion prevented him from using male pronouns for a student who had informed the school of his transition during the previous summer.

According to Vlaming’s suit, in October 2018 the student approached the teacher and said: “Mr Vlaming, you may have your religion but you need to respect who I am.”

Vlaming, the suit says, replied: “I’m sorry, this is difficult.”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/01/virginia-teacher-sues-after-being-fired-for-refusing-to-call-trans-student-he

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Related: A Virginia teacher was fired for refusing to use a trans student’s pronouns. Now, he’s suing his school district. (Washington Post)
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Virginia teacher sues after being fired for refusing to call trans student 'he' (Original Post) Eugene Oct 2019 OP
Hmmmm...I wonder who the adult is in this scenario. Kid wins hands down. NT SWBTATTReg Oct 2019 #1
asshole Skittles Oct 2019 #2
From henceforth, only refer to the teacher as "it"... regnaD kciN Oct 2019 #3
That teacher is too stupid to be teaching world wide wally Oct 2019 #4
Because it's worth getting fired to be a mean bigot to a child lunasun Oct 2019 #5
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