Posted on 06/09/2021 7:37:52 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
On Tuesday, a judge ordered the Loudoun County, Va., school district to reinstate a physical education teacher who dared to speak out against a policy that would require teachers to endorse transgender identity by using female pronouns to refer to male students and vice versa. Roughly 24 hours later, the district suspended the teacher and barred him from setting foot on school property. The judge ruled that this suspension likely violated the teacher’s First Amendment right to free speech.
“The Court finds that the Plaintiff’s speech and religious content are central to the determination made by the Defendants to suspend Plaintiff’s employment. The Court further finds that the weight of the evidence and the totality of the circumstances, clearly show that the four prongs for issuance of a temporary injunction have been satisfied,” Judge James E. Plowman, Jr. of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, wrote in his order.
Plowman granted Byron [Tanner] Cross, the PE teacher, the temporary injunction he sought. Under the terms of the injunction, the school district “shall immediately reinstate [Cross] to his position as it was prior to the issuance of his suspension and remove the ban that was placed upon him from all buildings and grounds of Loudoun County Public Schools.” The injunction will remain until December 31, 2021.
Nobody should be punished for expressing concern about a proposed government policy, especially when the government invites comment on that policy. For that reason, we are pleased at the court’s decision to halt Loudoun County Public Schools’ retaliation against Tanner Cross while his lawsuit continues,” Michael Farris, president and CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the law firm representing the teacher, said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Now sue the entire administration for violations of civil rights under false color of authority.
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YEP, sue the pants off of them and after he wins a lot of money, quit
Being fired for not acknowledging something that can’t exist.... that’s some crazy 💩.
Fewer. (It’s an education thread)
Good one. So I guess you’ve measured the number of teachers? LOL
For those who still think “The Mark of the Beast” is a tattoo or a implanted chip.
It is all about what you think, what you say and what you put on Social Media.
I hope he also awarded back pay and damages.
More or less
I will guess that “Hey, FREAK” also isn’t acceptable????
Counted, not measured.
“(It’s an education thread)”
It’s an education thread.
Great news...
Period! /Gutfeld
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