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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: CA Teacher Fired for Refusing to Use Preferred Pronouns;
 Wins Big in Lawsuit
Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 01:52:46 -0000 (UTC)
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BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>A California school district has settled a lawsuit with a teacher who says
>she was fired over her religious beliefs after she refused to use students'
>preferred pronouns, attorneys say.

>The Jurupa Unified School District in Riverside County agreed to pay
>$360,000 to Jessica Tapia, her attorneys at Advocates for Faith & Freedom
>said in a May 14 news release.

>The settlement closes a federal lawsuit Tapia filed last May that alleged
>the district's decision to fire Tapia violated her civil and 1st Amendment
>rights, according to the lawsuit.

>The alleged violations in part stemmed from her refusal to call students by
>their preferred pronouns, along with her concern about not revealing
>students' gender identities to parents, the lawsuit says.

That's an illegal order. A teacher is obliged by child welfare law to
disclose harm or potential harm to a child in his care, or if he
witnesses something harmful.

>"Today's settlement serves as a reminder that religious freedom is
>protected, no matter your career,"Julianne Fleischer, one of Tapia's
>attorneys, said in the release.

>While the district approved the settlement Monday, May 13, it "has not
>admitted any fault or wrongdoing against Ms. Tapia," Jacqueline Paul, a
>spokesperson for the district, said in an emailed statement to McClatchy
>News.

Believe whatever gets you through the night.

>"The decision to settle this case was made in conjunction with the
>District's self-insurance authority and in the best interest of the
>students, such that the District can continue to dedicate all of its
>resources and efforts to educate and support its student population
>regardless of their protected class," Paul said.

I don't think they are protecting them.

>Tapia worked at the district since 2014, most recently as a physical
>education teacher at Jurupa Valley High School, the lawsuit says.

>Days before the end of the 2021-2022 school year, the lawsuit says Tapia
>was put on administrative leave after posts on her personal Instagram
>account were brought to the District's attention.

>"The District claimed Ms. Tapia's social media posts were racist,
>offensive, disrespectful, and mocking towards individuals based upon their
>sexual orientation," the lawsuit says.

>[How exactly can one be racist toward someone based on their sexual
>orientation?]

Excuse me. "Individual" is offensive to those who believe they are
multiple persons.

>The district went on to accuse Tapia of "proselytizing during P.E. class,"
>as well as refusing to call students by their preferred pronouns, the suit
>says.

Huh? Is there an explanation for this, or was it made up out of whole
cloth?

>In late September 2022, the lawsuit says Tapia received a "Notice of
>Unprofessional Conduct", wherein the district listed directives she must
>follow in order to keep her job. Along with using students' preferred
>pronouns, this included allowing students to use the bathroom that matches
>with their gender identity and not discussing the Bible with her students,
>according to the lawsuit.

I'd say "must not" discuss the Bible with students while on the job.

>. . . 

>Paul said the settlement, which precludes her from seeking future
>employment with the district, is not a win for Ms. Tapia but is in
>compromise of a disputed claim.

That's interesting. No, not a win.

>"The settlement certainly does not state or prove any illegal action or
>discrimination by the District," Paul said.

>A June 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law's Williams Institute found
>that an estimated 1.4% of 13- to 17-year-olds identified as transgender.