In USA, Christian teacher wins religious discrimination case against school
An Indiana school district will pay $650,000 to an educator fired for refusing to use transgender names.
An Indiana school district (USA) has agreed to pay $650,000 in compensation to settle a lawsuit by music teacher John Kluge, who was fired for refusing to address students with terms that did not correspond to their biological sex, which contradicted his religious beliefs. This is reported by Alliance Defending Freedom.
The educator taught at Brownsburg High School (Indiana) and in 2017 reached an agreement with the school administration to address students by their last names to avoid conflicts of conscience. However, the administration soon revoked this permission and demanded compliance with new standards for addressing transgender individuals, after which Kluge was forced to resign.
The court found such actions to be a violation of federal law protecting religious workers (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act).
Under the terms of the agreement, the school district will pay Kluge $650,000 and conduct training for administrators on protecting employees from religious discrimination.
Legal representatives noted that this decision became possible after the U.S. Supreme Court precedent in the Groff v. DeJoy case where it was confirmed that employers are obligated to accommodate their employees' religious beliefs.
As the UOJ reported, in the USA, a transgender person shot three people at a school hockey game.
