{"id":594916,"date":"2021-07-17T11:36:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T15:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=594916"},"modified":"2021-07-17T11:36:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T15:36:57","slug":"judge-rules-against-ind-teacher-who-claims-he-was-forced-to-resign-for-not-using-students-preferred-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-against-ind-teacher-who-claims-he-was-forced-to-resign-for-not-using-students-preferred-pronouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge rules against Ind. teacher who claims he was forced to resign for not using student\u2019s preferred pronouns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-rules-against-ind-teacher-who-claims-he-was-forced-to-resign-for-not-using-students-preferred-pronouns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=594916&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2459363\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2459363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A worker sets up desks and chairs on September 4, 2020 in a classroom. (VINCENZO PINTO\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:34 AM PT \u2013 Saturday, July 17, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A federal judge has <a href=\"https:\/\/ecf.insd.uscourts.gov\/cgi-bin\/show_public_doc?12019cv2462-159\">ruled against<\/a> an Indiana high school teacher who claimed he was forced to resign after rejecting a school\u2019s transgender policies by refusing to use a transgender student\u2019s preferred pronouns.<\/p>\n<p>In a ruling earlier this week, Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson concluded the 2018 resignation of Brownsburg High School teacher John Kluge was accepted by the administration and the school district complied with all state and federal laws.&nbsp; Kluge maintained that he only submitted a letter of resignation because school officials threatened to fire him after they reneged on an original compromise.<\/p>\n<p>That agreement permitted Kluge to refer to students by their last name, rather than their preferred pronouns as required in a newly enacted school policy. Kluge found this solution fostered a harmonious and undistracted learning atmosphere.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Federal judge rejects lawsuit by former Brownsburg teacher John Kluge.<br \/>He alleged religious discrimination and retaliation for being forced to resign after refusing to call transgender students by their preferred name<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WISH_TV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WISH_TV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/93wibc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@93wibc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ywkJ9oaK6\">pic.twitter.com\/9ywkJ9oaK6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brady Gibson (@bradygibson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bradygibson\/status\/1414689082177900549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Kluge claimed that the school violated his constitutionally protected religious freedom when they walked back their original agreement, claiming they forced him to use student\u2019s preferred first names. For Kluge\u2019s attorney, the school\u2019s decision begged the question of whether a government entity like a public school is in the position to force an employee to directly go against his or her religious beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is sufficient federal law that says they must make reasonable accommodation if he has reasonable beliefs,\u201d said Kluge\u2019s attorney, Roscoe Stovall.<\/p>\n<p>However, Judge Magnus-Stinson concluded this week that the school could not accommodate Kluge\u2019s religious beliefs without \u201csustaining undue hardship.\u201d She added Kluge\u2019s religious opposition to transgenderism is directly at odds with the school district\u2019s policies aimed at affirming transgender students.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling comes as public schools across the country have considered adopting similar transgender policies and for some, this week\u2019s decision has threatened teachers\u2019 ability to oppose these measures in the future.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/hollywood-ripper-sentenced-to-death\/\">\u2018Hollywood Ripper\u2019 Sentenced To Death<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A worker sets up desks and chairs on September 4, 2020 in a classroom. 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