A Win for Religious Freedom.
A Virginia school district has agreed to pay $575,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Peter Vlaming, a former teacher fired for refusing to use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns on religious grounds. The settlement includes damages, attorney fees, and the removal of Vlaming’s dismissal from his record. Vlaming’s legal team argued that the firing violated his First Amendment rights. The case highlights tensions between religious freedom and policies on gender identity in schools.
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