Virginia Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Teacher Fired Over Transgender Pronoun Use

Peter Vlaming taught for seven years for the West Point Public Schools in Virginia. Courtesy Peter Vlaming

The Supreme Court of Virginia has agreed to consider the wrongful dismissal appeal of a teacher who was fired for refusing to use masculine pronouns for a female high school student.

Peter Vlaming, who taught French at West Point Public Schools in West Point, Virginia, east of Richmond, was ordered by the school board to stop “avoiding the use of male pronouns” to refer to a female student who claims to identify as male.