Fort Riley, Kansas: Teacher gets $95K to settle lawsuit over refusal to use student's preferred name

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    Teacher gets $95,000 to settle lawsuit over refusal to use student's preferred name

    A Kansas teacher who argued she had a religious belief that prevented her from calling transgender or nonbinary students by their preferred names and pronouns reached a $95,000 settlement with school district officials, according to a release from the teacher's attorneys. Pamela Ricard, who teaches math at Fort Riley Middle School, had been suspended for violating the Geary County Schools' Diversity and Inclusion Policy that requires educators to refer to students by their preferred names and pronouns. In the lawsuit, she said she refuses to use the preferred names and pronouns of transgender and nonbinary students because it violates her ...


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    A Kansas teacher who argued she had a religious belief that prevented her from calling transgender or nonbinary students by their preferred names and pronouns reached a $95,000 settlement with school ...


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    Teacher Suspended After Refusing to Use Students Preferred Pronouns Awarded $95K in Lawsuit

    A Kansas teacher who sued the school district that suspended her for refusing to use a student’s preferred pronouns reached a settlement with the district Wednesday and will be awarded $95,000, her lawyers said. Attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom, which describes itself as advocating “for the right of people to freely live out their faith,” called the settlement “a victory for free speech at public schools.” The Southern Poverty Law Center describes the Alliance Defending Freedom as a “hate group“ over stances it has taken on LGBTQ rights. Pamela Ricard sued Geary County Schools in March, saying she was reprimanded ...


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