School's transgender policy trumped teacher's religious rights, US court rules

"...or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."

Religion Clause of the First Amendment.

This teacher has the right not to acknowledge these freak's futile attempts to change their gender...it violates his religious beliefs.
 
domer76 said:
Because you refuse to call a person by the name they wish? Amazing.
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These are minor children demanding adults comply with their sexual fantasies. :palm:

And with "gender fluid" nonsense, this could change every day, every hour, every minute. :palm:

Should the gov't be forcing people to make false statements? Only Totalitarians do that.
 
AProudLefty said:
According to court records, John Kluge was hired in 2014 as the music and orchestra teacher for Brownsburg High School about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northwest of Indianapolis. In 2017, district officials began requiring the high school's teachers to use the names and pronouns listed in the school's official student database, where changes were permitted with letters from a student's parent and a doctor.

Kluge told the school's principal, Bret Daghe, on the first day of classes for the 2017 school year that he had a religious objection to using transgender students' names and pronouns. District officials agreed that Kluge could call students by their last name and would not be responsible for handing out orchestra clothing.

But at least two transgender students reported that Kluge's refusal to use their first names singled them out in front of peers and was hurtful. Other students, teachers and counselors also told officials that the issue made Kluge's classroom uncomfortable for many.

n Indiana federal judge ruled that Kluge's refusal to use transgender students' names and pronouns created an undue hardship on the district, which is responsible for educating all of its students.

The appeals court agreed, writing that district officials tried to accommodate Kluge's religious objection but realized that letting the music teacher use last names “resulted in students feeling disrespected, targeted, and dehumanized, and in disruptions to the learning environment.”

“Brownsburg has demonstrated as a matter of law that the requested accommodation worked an undue burden on the school’s educational mission by harming transgender students and negatively impacting the learning environment for transgender students, for other students in Kluge’s classes and in the school generally, and for faculty,” the opinion read.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/court-backs-teacher-firing-transgender-students-names-98450555
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The teacher was banned from calling students by their LAST NAME? :palm:

Why don't we just assign everyone a number to complete the dehumanization by the Leftist Totalitarian State.
 
Celticguy said:
They is not an appropriate pronoun to use to address an individual.
Would you say "hey they, can you hand me that notebook ?". Nor would you say "hey her, can you hand me that notebook ?".
Him/her, he/she are to refer to someone else who you may of may not know any personal preferences not=r would they know which you were using.

Its grammar, not repulsion.
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Your grammar simile has failed. You would say "Hey you" or "Hey [person's name]." "You" in English is gender neutral and can be either singular or plural.

It's interesting how much this pronoun thing bothers Reichwingers, many of whom use "ain't." :laugh:
 
Earl said:
"...or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."

Religion Clause of the First Amendment.

This teacher has the right not to acknowledge these freak's futile attempts to change their gender...it violates his religious beliefs.
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His religious beliefs violate the student's rights too. Checkmate. Since you're such a bang-up Xtian, maybe you can explain to us where in the Bible transgender is discussed.
 
AProudLefty said:
It is a learning environment. Do you make it unpleasant for your students? The class topics are hard enough.
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Why is being called by your last name unpleasant?

Well, we should ban 'class topics' because they are hard, right?
 
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