An Indiana counselor is suing a school district after allegedly being fired for refusing a transgender support plan.
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit, Thursday, on behalf of a school counselor, Kathy McCord, who was fired for speaking out against the South Madison Community School Corporation [SMSC] gender identity policy.
In August 2021, SMSC adopted the “Gender Support Plan” which required district employees to use names and pronouns for students that do not align with their sex assigned at birth.
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Thursday on behalf of a school counselor, Kathy McCord, who was fired for speaking out against the South Madison Community School Corporation [SMSC] gender identity policy. (iStock)
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However, the school board has reportedly previously stated during a board meeting that the district’s gender support plan is not withheld from parents and that any parent can access a copy.
It also alleges that SMSC passed the policy without parental input and “without presenting the Gender Support Plan policy at a school board meeting or posting it on the district’s website.”
In August 2021, SMSC adopted the “Gender Support Plan” which required district employees to use names and pronouns for students that do not align with their sex assigned at birth. (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
“No educator should be fired for expressing her beliefs, especially when she speaks in her personal capacity, on her own time, and out of concern for her students,” said ADF Senior Counsel Vincent Wagner.
She also expressed disagreement with the policy with administrators. Allegedly, her supervisors told her she had no choice other than to support the Gender Support Plan policy.
Located in Pendleton, Indiana, SMCSC was established in 1992 as a charitable organization that is built with the donations of several individuals and governed by a citizen board. (iStock)
McCord was reportedly fired due to sharing the district’s gender support plans with a publication that was edited and then allegedly later lying about it.
Located in Pendleton, Indiana, SMCSC was established in 1992 as a charitable organization that is built with the donations of several individuals and governed by a citizen board.
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