A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that an Indiana high school did not break the law by allegedly forcing a music teacher to quit after he refused on religious grounds to use transgender students' preferred names,
According to the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, “the rights of the teacher, John Kluge, to exercise his religious beliefs were outweighed by the potential disruption that his conduct could have on the learning environment at Brownsburg High School in the Indianapolis suburbs.”
Kluge said his Christian religious beliefs barred him from complying with a school policy requiring faculty to use students' preferred names and pronouns.
The school initially allowed Kluge to call students by their last names but reneged after receiving complaints from students and faculty. He said he resigned in 2018 after he was told he would be fired.
Kluge sued the school district in 2019, accusing it of violating a federal law that prohibits workplace discrimination based on religion. He was seeking to get his job back and for unspecified monetary damages.
Kluge is represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian legal group.
In the lawsuit, he argues that allowing him to call students by their last names would not create a burden for the school
US Court Rules That Religious Freedom Doesn’t Trump Student Rights
- Al Ferguson
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