Teacher forced to resign for refusing to use ‘preferred pronouns’ gets $650,000 settlement

Teacher forced to resign for refusing to use ‘preferred pronouns’ gets $650,000 settlement

District had changed its mind on letting him just use students’ last names The nine-year-old case of an Indiana music teacher who refused to refer to students by their “preferred” pronouns and/or names has finally come to a conclusion. In a settlement, the Alliance Defending Freedom reports the Brownsburg Community School Corporation agreed to pay John Kluge $650,000 after it (according… Source

Teacher’s Lawsuit Ends in $650,000 Settlement Over Pronoun Policy

A case involving an Indiana Teacher who refused to use transgender students’ chosen names has ended in a $650,000 settlement — but not without years of legal

Indiana School District Pays Former Teacher $650,000 in Religious Discrimination Case

This week, an Indiana school district agreed to pay $650,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit from a former music teacher who was forced to resign for refusing to violate his religious beliefs by using inconsistent pronouns for gender-confused students. In August 2025, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Brownsburg School District should face a jury trial for how it treated former teacher John Kluge, who is repre…

Indiana school settles religious discrimination lawsuit over transgender policies, granting teacher $650K

(The Lion)–A former music teacher won $650,000 in a lawsuit settlement Monday after an Indiana high school forced his resignation because he declined to use transgender terms for his students. John Kluge, a former orchestra teacher at Brownsburg High School, was forced to resign when the school disregarded his religious accommodation and required him to follow transgender policies. Kluge, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, filed a lawsui…

School District Pays $650K to Christian Teacher Fired Over Pronoun Dispute

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