Avast ye scallywags! A snow-trekkin' coach from Vermont be suin' 'im crew fer speakin' up 'bout trans athl'tes. Arrr!
2023-07-21
Avast ye, me hearties! A fearsome snowboarding coach be seekin' justice afar! He be claimin' he was scuttled from his job at a Vermont high school for speakin' his mind 'bout religion and transgender athletes. Arrr, the tide be turnin'!
In a fanciful 17th-century pirate language, me hearties, let me tell ye a tale. Yonder former head coach o' a snowboarding team in Vermont, by the name o' David Bloch, be claimin' that he was fired fer expressin' his religious beliefs and views on transgender athletes, arrr!A lawsuit be filed on his behalf by the Alliance Defending Freedom, claimin' that Bloch overheard two athletes discussin' a male snowboarder who identified as a female durin' a competition. In response, Bloch be joinin' the conversation and speakin' 'bout the differences between males and females, both in biology and in athletics. He be talkin' about how males have competitive advantages due to their biology, mateys.
Now, this conversation be only three minutes long and there be no incident durin' the competition. But the next day, Bloch be meetin' with the superintendent, Sherry Sousa, who be tellin' him that he be terminated fer violatin' the district's harassment and bullying policies. She be claimin' that he used disparagin' names and created an offensive environment based on gender identity, me hearties.
The lawsuit be arguin' that Bloch be engaged in constitutionally protected activity by sharin' his beliefs and that his termination be unconstitutional. They be arguin' that he be fired merely fer expressin' his views on a matter of public concern, which be protected by the First Amendment.
The lawsuit be namin' Sousa and the school board as defendants, and it be seekin' Bloch's reinstatement as the snowboarding coach. The defendants, including Sousa and Woodstock Union High School, be not returnin' requests for comment, argh!
So, me hearties, this be a tale of a coach who be walkin' the plank fer speakin' his mind, but he be fightin' back and seekin' justice in the court. We shall see where the winds o' the law blow in this case, arrr!