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Tanner Cross teaches physical education at an elementary school in Loudoun County. He is a devout Christian.Loudoun County has enacted a wide-ranging policy in favor of students who claim to be of a gender other than their biological sex. The policy permits students to use restrooms and locker rooms, as well as to compete in sports, on the basis of the gender with which they identify, rather than their biological sex.In addition, the County requires teachers to use students’ preferred pronouns rather than the pronoun reflecting a student’s biological sex. ......At a school board meeting, Mr. Cross stated that his Christian faith precluded him from deferring to a student’s preferred pronouns because doing so would constitute a lie about the reality of the child’s identity. For sharing this view, Cross was suspended from his job.A judge ruled that the school board violated Cross’ First Amendment rights, and temporarily blocked the suspension through an injunction. He rejected the weak argument that Cross was suspended not because of his views per se, but because of the “disruption” they caused. ......Now, the Virginia Supreme Court has backed Cross. Yesterday, it upheld the lower court’s ruling in his favor.Meanwhile, the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), which represents Cross, has moved to amend the lawsuit to challenge the underlying policy to which Cross objected. Two Loudoun County teachers have been added as would-be plaintiffs.
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Topic: REINSTATEMENT OF TEACHER WHO OBJECTED TO PRONOUN POLICING IS UPHELD (Read 134 times)
