Substitute teacher who says he was fired for being transgender rejects settlemen

[Shana A]

Substitute teacher who says he was fired for being transgender rejects settlement

By Brent Wittmeier, Postmedia News April 10, 2011

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/Substitute+teacher+says+fired+being+transgender+rejects+settlement/4592019/story.html

EDMONTON — A substitute teacher who says he was fired by an Edmonton-area Catholic school board for changing his gender is rejecting a settlement to avoid a human rights tribunal.

Jan Buterman was born a woman but now lives full-time as a man. He claims he was fired in October 2008 by Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools, four months after informing the deputy superintendent he was changing gender and wished to be identified as Mr. Buterman in the future.

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In the fall, Buterman began a master's degree in education policies at the University of Alberta. The confidentiality clause would hamper his future work, including an upcoming presentation in May at an academic conference in New Brunswick.

"As an academic and activist, the need to talk about this, I think, is pretty valid," said Buterman.

[pebbles]

why am I not surprised the christian church once again terrorizing people ruining there livelihoods and uprooting peoples lives then trying to victimize them into silence.

[Vicky]

"Programs!  Programs!  You can't tell the christians from the lions without a program!!"  Since the big boss of this particular church group is not a Canadian citizen, the firing was a foregone conclusion, but I am glad to see that Mr. Buterman is not taking the bait of a settlement that could do even worse damage to him in the long run.  Publicity of the shortcomings of any organization, be it religion or business is the public safe guard.  Now about the pedophiles in the clergy ----!!