A Virginia teacher who refused to use a student's preferred pronouns
has been awarded $575,000 after filing a lawsuit against the former
school district he worked for more than five years ago, according to
court fillings and attorneys in the case.

High school teacher Peter Vlaming, who taught high school French in
West Point for about seven years, filed a $1 million lawsuit against
the West Point School Board in 2019 after his former employer fired
him, court documents show.

Vlaming, according to the suit filed in U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of Virginia, avoided using he/him pronouns when
referring to a student who had transitioned and, instead, used the
student�s preferred name.

School leaders ordered him to stop avoiding the use of pronouns to
refer to the student, who had transitioned, and to start using the
student's preferred pronouns of he/him, according to previous local
media reports and the Alliance Defending Freedom, a non-profit legal
group.

School board to pay teacher; superintendent releases statement

Caleb Dalton, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, said the
West Point School Board agreed to pay $575,000 in damages and
attorneys� fees. The settlement was signed by a judge on Monday.

West Point Public Schools Superintendent Larry L. Frazier Jr. said in a
statement issued to USA TODAY that the school system was pleased to
come to an agreement �that will not have a negative impact on the
students, staff or school community of West Point.�

The school has since adopted transgender policies issued by Virginia
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the Washington Post reported.

The Republican governor's guidelines, handed down in 2022, reversed
some transgender protections and gave parents authority over whether a
student can change their preferred identity and name in school records,
USA TODAY previously reported.

"This is a key component of our 2023-2028 Strategic Plan," Frazier
wrote in the statement. "Specifically (one goal) focuses on 'Student &
Staff Wellbeing': To promote and nurture a culture of safety, security,
and overall wellness for students, staff, families, and the West Point
community."

Dalton, who framed the settlement as "a win for freedom of speech in
Virginia," told USA TODAY that public educators "shouldn�t force
teachers to endorse beliefs they disagree with."

"No government should force its employees - or anyone else - to voice
their allegiance to an ideology that violates their deepest beliefs,"
Dalton said.

USA TODAY has reached out to the school board's attorneys in the case.

Dalton said West Point also cleared Vlaming�s firing from his record.

Vlaming is working for a French book publisher, his attorney said
Thursday.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/03/teacher-fired-
pronouns-virginia-lawsuit/75493851007/

On 10/10/24 19:20, useapen wrote:

> USA TODAY has reached out to the school board's attorneys in the case.

Aargh! Yet another inappropriate use of "reach out".

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On Thu, 10 Oct 2024 21:55:23 +1100, Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org>
wrote:

>On 10/10/24 19:20, useapen wrote:
>
>> USA TODAY has reached out to the school board's attorneys in the case.
>
>Aargh! Yet another inappropriate use of "reach out".

Perhaps they were traumtised by the whole affair, and needed comfort
and reassurance.

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In <XnsB207DB9F582EBX@135.181.20.170> useapen wrote:
>
> A Virginia teacher who refused to use a student's preferred pronouns
> has been awarded $575,000 after filing a lawsuit against the former
> school district he worked for more than five years ago, according to
> court fillings and attorneys in the case.

Good for him.

> High school teacher Peter Vlaming, who taught high school French in
> West Point for about seven years, filed a $1 million lawsuit against
> the West Point School Board in 2019 after his former employer fired
> him, court documents show.
>
> Vlaming, according to the suit filed in U.S. District Court for the
> Eastern District of Virginia, avoided using he/him pronouns when
> referring to a student who had transitioned and, instead, used the
> student’s preferred name.
>
> School leaders ordered him to stop avoiding the use of pronouns to
> refer to the student, who had transitioned, and to start using the
> student's preferred pronouns of he/him, according to previous local
> media reports and the Alliance Defending Freedom, a non-profit legal
> group.
>
> School board to pay teacher; superintendent releases statement
>
> Caleb Dalton, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, said the
> West Point School Board agreed to pay $575,000 in damages and
> attorneys’ fees. The settlement was signed by a judge on Monday.
>
> West Point Public Schools Superintendent Larry L. Frazier Jr. said in a
> statement issued to USA TODAY that the school system was pleased to
> come to an agreement “that will not have a negative impact on the
> students, staff or school community of West Point.”

It already did you idiot.

> The school has since adopted transgender policies issued by Virginia
> Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the Washington Post reported.
>
> The Republican governor's guidelines, handed down in 2022, reversed
> some transgender protections and gave parents authority over whether a
> student can change their preferred identity and name in school records,
> USA TODAY previously reported.
>
> "This is a key component of our 2023-2028 Strategic Plan," Frazier
> wrote in the statement. "Specifically (one goal) focuses on 'Student &
> Staff Wellbeing': To promote and nurture a culture of safety, security,
> and overall wellness for students, staff, families, and the West Point
> community."
>
> Dalton, who framed the settlement as "a win for freedom of speech in
> Virginia," told USA TODAY that public educators "shouldn’t force
> teachers to endorse beliefs they disagree with."
>
> "No government should force its employees - or anyone else - to voice
> their allegiance to an ideology that violates their deepest beliefs,"
> Dalton said.

Absolutely 100% correct.

Just because some wishy-washy parents let social media fags raise their child doesn't mandate others accept it.

> USA TODAY has reached out to the school board's attorneys in the case.
>
> Dalton said West Point also cleared Vlaming’s firing from his record.
>
> Vlaming is working for a French book publisher, his attorney said
> Thursday.
>
> https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/03/teacher-fired-
> pronouns-virginia-lawsuit/75493851007/
>

useapen wrote:
> A Virginia teacher who refused to use a student's preferred pronouns
> has been awarded $575,000 after filing a lawsuit against the former
> school district he worked for more than five years ago, according to
> court fillings and attorneys in the case.
>

that's good, women dont get offended when i call them guys. you guys.