A Christian teacher in Kansas is suing her school board, the superintendent, and the principal after allegedly being suspended for using a studentâs wrong transgender pronouns.
Fort Riley Middle School teacher Pamela Ricard claims the suspension violated her First Amendment religious freedom rights.
The complaint said:
Ms. Ricard believes that God created human beings as either male or female, that this sex is fixed in each person from the moment of conception, and that it cannot be changed, regardless of an individual personâs feelings, desires, or preferences. Any policy that requires Ms. Ricard to refer to a student by a gendered, nonbinary, or plural pronoun (e.g., he/him, she/her, they/them, zhe/zher, etc.) or salutation (Mr., Miss, Ms.) or other gendered language that is different from the studentâs biological sex actively violates Ms. Ricardâs religious beliefs
The lawsuit claims the school board suspended her and issued a written reprimand for failing to follow the schoolâs policies regarding diversity and inclusion.