Ex-teacher Settles With California School District Over Claim She Was Fired for Religious Beliefs

The former teacher accused the district of firing her for not complying with the policy requiring teachers to call students by their preferred pronouns.

A person reads a transgender children's book in Irvine, Calif., on Aug. 30, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A former public school teacher who claims she was fired last year for her religious beliefs has reached a $360,000 settlement with the district.

On Monday night, the Jurupa Unified School District Board in Riverside, California, approved a settlement agreement between Jessica Tapia and the district to resolve a lawsuit filed by Advocates for Faith and Freedom on Ms. Tapia’s behalf in May 2023.