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.

  • lath@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I’d rather they didn’t. As an official, fraternizing individually only creates problems overall. A teacher should teach a class objectively.

    However, any other extracurricular activities should be separate from regular classes and the relationship is more tight knit, so in that circumstance, nicknames wouldn’t be an issue.

    Ir you don’t separate work from personal life, you’re going to have a bad time.

    • conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      As a fucking educator, you should be connecting to every single student in your classroom on a personal level, or you’re unredeemably shit at your job.