Teacher loses appeal over forced resignation for his religion-based refusal to use preferred names
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A federal appeals court ruled last week that an Indiana high school had the legal authority to force a teacher’s resignation after the teacher refused to use the preferred names of his transgender students because doing so would violate his religious beliefs.
The 2-1 decision by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …