Teacher Suspended for Balking at Chosen Pronouns Gets $95K in Settlement
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Pamela Ricard sued after she was penalized for insisting on using “the student’s legal and enrolled last name” and refusing to switch to he/him pronouns.
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A Kansas teacher who was suspended for three days for refusing to use a student’s chosen name and pronouns has won $95,000 in damages from the school district. Pamela Ricard, who claimed she could not honor the child’s wishes for religious reasons, sued after she was punished. The Wichita Eagle reports that the middle school math teacher called the payday a “victory for free speech at public schools.” Ricard retired in May.
