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A Virginia school board must fork over more than $500,000 to a former French teacher who was fired in 2018 for refusing to use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns.
“I loved teaching French and gracefully tried to accommodate every student in my class, but I couldn’t say something that directly violated my conscience.”Trump supporter who paid $4K to smash Taylor Swift guitar says it was 'just a joke' now raising more for charity He “attempted to accommodate” the trans student by using his chosen name while avoiding using pronouns altogether, but the student, his parents and the school said he was required to use male pronouns, claiming refusal would violate the school’s anti-discrimination rules.
“As a teacher, Peter was passionate about the subject he taught, was well-liked by his students, and did his best to accommodate their needs and requests. But he couldn’t in good conscience speak messages that he knew were untrue, and no school board or government official can punish someone for that reason.”
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