In Vlaming v. West Point School Board, (ED VA, Aug. 19, 2020), a high school teacher sued when he was fired for refusing to abide by school policy that required him to refer to a transgender male student using male pronouns. The suit was originally brought in a Virginia state court (see prior posting), but was removed to federal court by defendants. The suit contended that the school board's decision to fire the teacher violated his rights under the Virginia constitution and various state statutes. In this decision, the Virginia federal district court held that the case was incorrectly removed, and remanded the case to state court because it raises only state law issues.
