The Epoch Times BY HANNAH NG
A bill introduced in the Tennessee legislature seeks to allow teachers not to use a student’s preferred pronoun if it is inconsistent with their biological sex.
Introduced last month by State Sen. Mike Bell (R-Riceville), the bill, SB 2777, would apply to all employees of public schools and local education agencies (LEA) and absolve them of civil liability for doing so.
“A teacher or other employee of a public school or LEA is not required to refer to a student using the student’s preferred pronoun if the pronoun does not align with the student’s biological sex,” the bill states.
The bill also states that a teacher or employee would be waived of “civil liability and adverse employment action” if they chose to refer to a student using the pronoun aligned with the student’s biological sex rather than their preferred pronoun.
