Vlaming v. West Point School Board

Summary

High school French teacher Peter Vlaming was fired from his job in West Point, Virginia for declining to refer to a female student with male pronouns even though he consistently accommodated the student by using the student’s preferred name instead of the student’s given name. Vlaming is suing the school board for violating his rights under the Virginia Constitution and Virginia law.

ADF attorneys, along with allied attorney Shawn Voyles, appealed his case to the Virginia Supreme Court after the Circuit Court for the County of King William dismissed the case.

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Case Documents

Court

Title

Date

State Supreme Court

Virginia Supreme Court decision

12/14/2023

State Supreme Court

Supplemental authority letter regarding decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis

7/7/2023

State Supreme Court

Reply brief of Peter Vlaming

8/24/2022

State Supreme Court

Opening brief of Peter Vlaming

5/23/2022

State Supreme Court

Brief of amicus curiae Women's Liberation Front in support of appellant

5/23/2022

Additional Resources

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Caleb Dalton

Senior Counsel

Caleb Dalton serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life, where he brings over a decade of civil rights litigation and public advocacy experience to the team, securing the rights of the unborn and those who advocate for them.

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