Tennessee Legislation Prohibits Public Schools from Mandating Preferred Pronoun Usage

Tennessee Legislation Prohibits Public Schools from Mandating Preferred Pronoun Usage

Tennessee has enacted a new law that prohibits schools from punishing employees and teachers for referring to trans-identified students by their given names and pronouns. Tennessee's Republican governor, Bill Lee, signed House Bill 1270 into law on Friday. The legislation’s passage followed a 77-18 vote in the Republican-controlled Tennessee House of Representatives and a 27-6 vote in the Republican-controlled Tennessee Senate.

Tennessee Stops Public Schools from Requiring Use of Preferred Pronouns, Names - The Iowa Standard

By Ryan Foley The Christian Post A newly enacted Tennessee law prohibits schools from punishing employees and teachers for referring to trans-identified students by their given name and pronouns, as public school staff in other states have faced professional repercussions for declining to use trans-identified students’ preferred names and pronouns. Tennessee’s Republican Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill 1270 into law Friday. Lee’s approval of…