A letter in early August circulating for Harpeth Hall students and faculty elicited feedback from the school community about the private institution's diversity and inclusion policy.
thank you to the both of you for being here. professor meriwether walk us through the incident that led to this lawsuit? and 2018 i called on a student and i use the phrase, yes, sir. his hand was up and so he approached me after class and asked me then to refer to him as female using female pronouns, female titles and i explained to him i would not be able to do that. the student complaint to the administration and the administration initially was willing to agree to an accommodation where i would use the students proper name feminine but decided to change course and discipline me and we are here three years later with a lawsuit resolved. i had to file a lawsuit to protect my physician and free expression in the classroom. todd: and freedom of religion because your position not wanting to use what the student preferred was based upon your religious beliefs.