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Virginia court revives lawsuit by teacher fired for refusing to use transgender student's pronouns

Headline from The Republic

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by a Virginia high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns was reinstated Thursday by the state Supreme Court. Peter Vlaming, a former French teacher at West Point High School, sued the school board and administrators…

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  1. The Republic

    Virginia court revives lawsuit by teacher fired for refusing to use transgender student's pronouns (opens The Republic)

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    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by a Virginia high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns was reinstated Thursday by the state Supreme Court. Peter Vlaming, a former French teacher at West Point High School, sued the school board and administrators…

  2. The Christian Post

    Virginia Supreme Court sides with teacher fired for refusing to use trans pronouns (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Virginia Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit filed by a public high school teacher fired for refusing to use the preferred pronouns of a trans-identified student

  3. Hot Air

    VA Supreme Court Reinstates Lawsuit by Teacher Fired for Refusing to Comply with 'Preferred Pronouns' (opens Hot Air)

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    On Thursday, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a high school teacher who was fired for refusing to use pronouns that didn’t match a student’s biological sex could have his lawsuit against the loca...

  4. The Federalist

    VA Supreme Court: Teacher Fired For Christian Beliefs About Sex May Sue (opens The Federalist)

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    The justices voted to revive a lawsuit filed by a teacher who was terminated for declining to refer to a female student by male pronouns.

  5. Washington Blade

    Va. Supreme Court reinstates fired teacher’s lawsuit (opens Washington Blade)

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    Peter Vlaming refused to use student's preferred pronouns

  6. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Va. Supreme Court reinstates case of teacher fired over student's pronouns (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    The Virginia Supreme Court reinstated a lawsuit from a former West Point teacher who was fired for violating anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies. Peter Vlaming has said that he could not use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns because it would have violated his religious beliefs.

  7. Daily Progress

    Virginia Supreme Court reinstates case of teacher fired over student's pronouns (opens Daily Progress)

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    The Virginia Supreme Court reinstated a lawsuit from a former West Point teacher who was fired for violating anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies. Peter Vlaming has said that he could not use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns because it would have violated his religious beliefs.

  8. Blaze Media

    Teacher fired for refusing to use student's preferred pronouns secures religious freedom victory (opens Blaze Media)

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    A Virginia teacher fired for refusing to use a student's so-called preferred pronouns had his lawsuit against the school board revived by the Virginia Supreme Court Thursday in a landmark victory for religious freedom.

  9. Courthouse News Service

    Virginia Supreme Court sides with fired teacher in pronoun dispute (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The French teacher claimed his termination for not using a student’s preferred pronouns violated his religious rights.

  10. NBC News

    Virginia court revives lawsuit by teacher fired for refusing to use trans student’s pronouns (opens NBC News)

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    The former teacher, who was fired from West Point High School in 2018, said he could not use the student’s pronouns because of his religious beliefs.

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