Posted on 05/15/2024 5:27:03 PM PDT by Morgana
A former gym teacher reached a settlement with a California public school district, after claiming she was wrongfully fired when she refused to lie to parents about their child's pronoun preference and hide her religious beliefs.
Jessica Tapia will receive $360,000 from the Jurupa Unified School District after she was fired in 2022 and accused of proselytizing during class.
The teacher said the district accused her of not calling a student by their preferred pronouns, but denies ever being asked by a student to do so in the first place.
She claimed the district directed her to refer to students by their preferred gender pronouns, refrain from publicly posting her faith and opinions on social media, and refrain from discussing her religious beliefs or the Bible with students, which she refused to do.
'What happened to me can happen to anybody, and I want the next teacher to know that it is worth it to take a stand for what is right,' Tapia said.
'In 2022 I took a stand for truth, I was a PE teacher who was directed to refer to students by whatever gender they felt they were, withhold that information from their parents and allow boys into the girls locker room.'
'Because I refused to lie to kids about their identify, because I refused to lie to their parents, and because I refused to kids in harm's way, they fired me,' Tapia said.
The Jurupa Unified School District told DailyMail.com that the settlement does not state or prove any illegal action or discrimination on their part.
'This settlement is not a win for Ms. Tapia but is in compromise of a disputed claim,' Jurupa Unified School District Director of Communications Jacquie Paul said.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
So sorry for your NON-WIN Ms Tapia. Enjoy your $360K.
“Just a flesh wound” - Jurupi ISD
And may she spend it wisely.
Not much more than a token award after legal fees.
Yeah...keep doing that...just think...every school district losing 3 or 4 500k judgements every year...the harmed teachers ,if they get together, could start their own schools and put the public schools outta business....
Should be 3.6 million!!
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