The Wisconsin English teacher, Jordan Cernek, argues in the suit that the district violated his freedom of religion and free speech in mandating the use of the students' preferred names and pronouns.

The Wisconsin English teacher, Jordan Cernek, argues in the suit that the district violated his freedom of religion and free speech in mandating the use of the students’ preferred names and pronouns.

A high school English teacher is suing a Wisconsin school district, alleging it did not renew his contract last year because he refused to use the preferred names of two transgender students.

Jordan Cernek’s federal lawsuit alleges the Argyle School District violated his constitutional and civil rights to be free of religious discrimination and to be able to express himself according to his religious beliefs when it did not renew his contract because he refused to abide by a requirement that teachers use the names or pronouns requested by students.

  • @[email protected]
    5•1 month ago

    Good for you, but that is your choice.

    It’s actually policy at my institution. When students have preferred names, they are recorded. Teachers are asked to us them, and if they make the child upset by not using them repeatedly they get in trouble. If the child does not want the parents to know about their name change, they are not told. This protects trans students.

    You make a lot of wrong assumptions. Is this your hobby?

    • @lath
      -1•1 month ago

      Well in that case, that’s the policy of your institution. You didn’t mention that in the former post so excuse my reply while lacking that piece of information. (You aren’t a very good teacher if you skip stuff like this in class and then expect your students to know it.)

      If the teacher is obligated by the institution policy, then they should respect it obviously. It’s no longer a matter of preference.

      • @[email protected]
        4•1 month ago

        Well in that case, that’s the policy of your institution. You didn’t mention that in the former post so excuse my reply while lacking that piece of information. (You aren’t a very good teacher if you skip stuff like this in class and then expect your students to know it.)

        This is just obnoxious trolling at this point.

        If the teacher is obligated by the institution policy, then they should respect it obviously. It’s no longer a matter of preference.

        You treat employees as contractually-obligated machines. You really have a dim view of human agency.

        • @lath
          -2•1 month ago

          And you have a wonderful view of what it is to be human.