'We Cannot Give In': Christian Teacher, Punished for Refusing to Use Preferred Pronouns, Wins Major Victory, Makes Stunning Parental Rights Claim

Billy Hallowell : Sep 2, 2022
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"The Geary County School District unsuccessfully tried to convince a federal court that a teacher should completely avoid using a child's name during a parent-teacher conference in order to hide new names and genders being used by the school for a child in a classroom. Absurdity and deception has its limits, especially in federal court. I'm glad the case clarifies the financial stakes for school boards if they attempt to force teachers to lie to parents about their students." -ADF attorney Joshua Ney

[Faithwire.com] A Kansas teacher who sued after being punished for refusing to use a student's preferred pronouns received a $95,000 settlement this week, bringing her legal challenge to a successful close. (Image: Unsplash-Shubham Sharan)

Attorneys for Christian teacher Pamela Ricard, who taught math at Fort Riley Middle School, are calling Geary County School District's settlement a "victory for free speech at public schools." The district will also reportedly cover Ricard's legal fees.

Tyson Langhofer, the director of the Alliance Defending Freedom Center for Academic Freedom, said his religious liberty law firm is hopeful the case has a ripple effect, according to the Kansas City Star.

"We hope that it will encourage school districts across the country to support the constitutionally protected freedom of teachers to teach and communicate honestly with both children and parents," Langhofer said.

As CBN News reported, the 58-year-old Ricard filed a lawsuit against the school district after being suspended for three days in 2021 for not using a transgender student's preferred pronouns and name.

After being told the individual no longer identifies as female, the teacher reportedly called the student "miss" and included her last name to avoid the usage of the student's preferred first name.

Ricard, a Christian, felt it violated her religious beliefs to start using male pronouns... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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