A measure filed at the Arkansas Legislature on Monday would protect teachers and faculty from being penalized if they fail to use a student’s or co-worker’s preferred pronouns.
H.B. 1468 by Rep. Wayne Long (R – Bradford) says that a teacher or faculty member who declines to use a student’s or co-worker’s preferred pronouns could not be held civilly, criminally, or administratively liable.
The bill would apply to teachers and faculty at public schools and state-supported colleges and universities in Arkansas.
Educators in other states have been fired and suspended for declining to use students’ chosen pronouns.
H.B. 1468 would help prevent that from happening in Arkansas.