Tennessee Bill Would Allow Teachers to Use Students’ Biological Sex Rather Than Preferred Pronoun

Students walk to their classrooms at a public middle school in Los Angeles, California, on Sept. 10, 2021. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

A bill introduced in the Tennessee legislature seeks to allow teachers not to use a student’s preferred pronoun if it is inconsistent with their biological sex.

Introduced last month by State Sen. Mike Bell (R-Riceville), the bill, SB 2777, would apply to all employees of public schools and local education agencies (LEA) and absolve them of civil liability for doing so.