Virginia Teacher Who Spoke Out Against Transgender Policy Settles With School Board, Continues to Seek Halt to Policy

Tanner Cross, a physical education teacher at Leesburg Elementary School, speaks outside the Loudoun County Circuit Court on Nov. 15, 2021, after reaching a settlement with the Loudoun County School Board allowing for his permanent reinstatement. Courtesy of Alliance Defending Freedom

LEESBURG, Va.—A Virginian teacher who was suspended after speaking out against a pro-transgender policy at a school board meeting, has been formally allowed to return to his position, after reaching a settlement with the Loudoun County School Board on this issue.

The Loudoun County Circuit Court on Nov. 15 ordered (pdf) that Tanner Cross, a physical education teacher at Leesburg Elementary School, be permanently reinstated to his teaching position.