Friday 21. Straight Talk With Gary Randall: Oregon school district pays $650,000 after firing educators for speaking on gender policy

Friday, November 21, 2025

Oregon school district pays $650,000 after firing educators for speaking on gender policy.

 Two educators in Oregon, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom and Pacific Justice Institute attorneys, reached a favorable settlement with a school district that violated their free speech, religious freedom, and equal protection rights. As part of the settlement, Grants Pass School District agreed to pay $650,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees, issue a public statement acknowledging that the educators’ wrongful termination fell short of its standards and responsibilities, provide positive letters of recommendation for both teachers, revise the district’s policy to comply with the First Amendment, and remove negative references from their personnel files.

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