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Teacher struck off after refusing to use student's pronouns (www.1news.co.nz)
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"The arguments referencing the risk of homosexuality and abortion may well be welcome and normal within the context of [his] private life and views. However they are disgraceful when used in the present context. The balance of [the teacher's] arguments are borne from unrealistic hysteria and we need not go into them further."

Brutal. Good on them for sending such a strong message about their low opinion of bigoted teachers.

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[–] RaoulDuke 32 points 1 year ago (15 children)

The teacher's submissions read: "I have been accused of serious misconduct and deny this charge.

"On the contrary, I believe I would be guilty of serious misconduct and child abuse if I was to call the girl... in my year 10 class by a boy's name as I was compelled to do."

The teacher's lengthy submissions went on to quote the Bible, and make a number of other references to religion.

He also pointed out the conditions required in New Zealand for a person to legally change their name.

"Compelling me to call a girl student by a boy's name is asking me to go against my core Christian belief, the belief that is also foundational for New Zealand," the teacher's submissions read.

Wow. I bet this isn't the first problem they've had with this teacher.

the student suggested a compromise: that the teacher use his preferred name, but could use the pronouns she/her.

It's fucked up the student felt like he had to compromise at all, but then "[the teacher] refused to agree to this and said that 'he didn't want [the student] to go down the path of sin' or words to that effect". I'm glad they cancelled his registration. Poor kid.

[–] itsrobbiedude 4 points 1 year ago

Poor kid being forced into a compromise like that, I can't even imagine how belittled they felt.

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