The Wisconsin English teacher, Jordan Cernek, argues in the suit that the district violated his freedom of religion and free speech in mandating the use of the students’ preferred names and pronouns.

A high school English teacher is suing a Wisconsin school district, alleging it did not renew his contract last year because he refused to use the preferred names of two transgender students.

Jordan Cernek’s federal lawsuit alleges the Argyle School District violated his constitutional and civil rights to be free of religious discrimination and to be able to express himself according to his religious beliefs when it did not renew his contract because he refused to abide by a requirement that teachers use the names or pronouns requested by students.

  • @person420
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    726 days ago

    To be fair, lots of students mess with subs. It’s possible the sub assumed the kids were fucking with them.

    • @[email protected]
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      26 days ago

      She wasn’t, and this guy double/tripled down. We only started yelling at him after he tried to lambast her about her name repeatedly.

      She really was sweet as peaches, too. Nobody was going to let some rando asshole treat her bad about her name.

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      326 days ago

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      I can see why the sub could think it was a prank to get him in trouble; “peaches” can be slang for breasts. However, it could also refer to a person who is “sweet”.