Federal Appeals Court Upholds Free Speech Against Ohio School District’s Pronoun Mandate

In a pivotal decision reinforcing core American freedoms, a divided Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled against Ohio’s Olentangy Local School District, striking down its controversial gender pronoun policy. This case is more than a local dispute—it's a defining moment that pits bureaucratic overreach against the constitutional rights of students who hold to the biological understanding of gender. Are Public Schools Becoming Battlegrounds for Free Speech? The school district had mandated the use of "preferred pronouns" to avoid bullying and discrimination, but this well-intentioned policy trampled on First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by prohibiting students from expressing beliefs...