National File A Kansas teacher is filing a lawsuit after she was suspended over her refusal to refer to a student by their preferred pronouns. Pamela Ricard, a teacher since 2005 and currently employed at Fort Riley Middle School, says referring to a student by anything other than their biological sex violates her religious beliefs.
Ricard received a three-day suspension in the spring of 2021 after refusing to use a biological female studentâs âhe/himâ pronouns. Ricard said she would only refer to the student âby the studentâs legal and enrolled last nameâ and not their âpreferredâ name or pronouns. The teacher was warned that any additional âmisgenderingâ or calling any student by a name they do not go by would lead to further disciplinary action, reports the Kansas City Star…
