The Vermont high school snowboarding coach allegedly fired for stating that males are biologically different than females has reached a settlement, according to the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
David Bloch, the former snowboarding coach at Woodstock Union High School, recently filed an appeal in federal court after a federal district judge denied his request for reinstatement.Â
Last week, Bloch, through his attorneys with the ADF, filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to require the Windsor Central Supervisory Union School Board to reinstate him to his job.Â
But in a statement confirmed to CBN News, Block agreed to a full settlement of the case just a day later.Â
“Public schools can’t fire employees for respectful speech on a matter of public concern,” ADF Legal Counsel Matthew Hoffman told CBN News in a statement following the settlement.
“Dave, like every other person, is protected under the First Amendment to respectfully share his personal beliefs, and the Vermont Agency of Education even acknowledged that Dave simply sharing his perspective did not violate policy or Vermont law,” he added.Â
As CBN News reported, Bloch founded the snowboarding team at Woodstock Union High School in 2011 and
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