Virginia Supreme Court: Teacher Can Sue School That Fired Him for Not Using Pronouns

‘The circuit court erred when it dismissed this case based solely on a review of the pleadings,’ the majority on the Virginia Supreme Court ruled.
Virginia Supreme Court: Teacher Can Sue School That Fired Him for Not Using Pronouns
Virginia state Supreme Court building in Richmond, Va., on Jan. 15, 2021. Eze Amos/Getty Images
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Virginia’s highest court ruled on Thursday in favor of a high school teacher who was fired after refusing to use one of his student’s preferred pronouns.

The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the fired high school French teacher, Peter Vlaming, had a valid legal claim that he was wrongfully terminated for refusing to use a student’s chosen pronouns and should be allowed to make his case before a lower court that had previously dismissed his claims.
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