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.

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.

  • Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    9·
    3 months ago

    then little Timmy can go legally change his name to Tim.

    How I ‘legally changed’ my name:

    1. I told everyone that knew me by my old name what my new name was.

    2. This involved sending letters to places of business I had an account with, e.g. bank and utilities.

     

    Do you have to do that for a nickname?

    1. No.

     

    So, if Timmy says “I prefer Tim”, is that going against a ‘contract’? Doesn’t seem so.

    • lath@lemmy.world
      1·
      3 months ago

      Just because Timmy prefers Tim doesn’t mean everyone has to call him Tim. Maybe the other person prefers to call him by the given name.