‘First Amendment is on our side’: Va. teacher punished for criticizing trans pronoun policy speaks out

A school teacher in Virginia fighting punishment from a school district for criticizing a proposed policy that would force teachers to use trans-identified students’ preferred pronouns has stated that the “First Amendment is on our side.”

Bryon Tanner Cross, a physical education teacher at Leesburg Elementary School, was suspended by Loudon County Public Schools for speaking against the proposed policy during a school board meeting in May.

Cross, who a judge ordered to be reinstated days before the end of the school year through a temporary injunction, is in an ongoing legal battle with the school district and will return to court for a final ruling in September.

In a recent interview with Fox News, Cross explained that it “felt great” to be reinstated and that he got a “warm welcome” from students, parents and faculty at his school…

(Excerpts from the Christian Post)