A teacher who was suspended for refusing to use a student's preferred name and pronouns will get $95,000 from her former employer.
It would have been against her beliefs to do that.
Ricard wanted to use the student's preferred pronouns.
A teacher who was suspended for refusing to use a student's preferred name and pronouns will get $95,000 in a settlement.
According to the school website, Pamela Ricard retired as a math strategies teacher at Fort Riley Middle School in Fort Riley, Kansas in May. She was paid $95,000 in damages and attorneys' fees by the school.
A formal written reprimanded was given to Ricard after he referred to a student by his legal name. The student has a different preferred name and uses the pronoun he or she.
Misgendering or deadnaming people can have a negative effect on mental health.
She appealed the action taken against her by the school board. She was denied a religious accommodation that would have allowed her to not use the student's preferred name and pronouns.
The complaint states that Ms. Ricard is a Christian and holds sincere religious beliefs consistent with the traditional Christian and biblical understanding of the human person and biological sex. According to Ms. Ricard, God created human beings as either male or female, and that it can't be changed.
Her lawyers said that referring to the student by his preferred name and pronouns violated her conscience.
School officials agreed to issue a statement stating that Ricard was in good standing when she retired.
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