Teacher claims he was forced to resign after refusing to call transgender student by their preferred name http://hill.cm/fPKdaDo pic.twitter.com/3sJxfBUNZT
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As I understand it, he called all students by their surnames. He treated them all equally. He came to a compromise. That seems respectful. I think the word you wanted was 'deference'.
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