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Teacher struck off after refusing to use student's pronouns (www.1news.co.nz)

submitted 1 year ago by cloventt@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.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@lemmy.nz 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The fact is, if being trans isn't a legally valid reason to change your name, then the law is the problem. And what the law says isn't relevant anyway. It has nothing to do with what a teacher can call their student.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Absolutely, I was just rambling about his lack of knowledge about legal name changes despite claiming to know.

[–] RaoulDuke@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago

I completely understand. That kind of thing irks me far more than I wish it did.