Penn teacher reinstated after not using trans student pronouns

The last week was quite a whirlwind for biology and anatomy teacher Daren Cusato, who teaches in the South Side Area School District in Beaver County, PA.

The school district suspended Cusato last week when he refused to use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns.

Cusato’s wife explained the district put him on administrative leave because he did not comply with the policy to refer to students by their preferred pronouns since it went against his Christian beliefs:

When the district sent a letter to faculty and staff mandating they comply with those pronouns, Cusato reportedly refused and said that practice goes against his Christian beliefs and his background in biology.

“Love the sinner but hate the sin,” said RJ Cusato, Daren’s son. “We don’t support what they’re doing but still love the person. He doesn’t have any problem with the students. We have no problems with the kids at all, he just doesn’t want to support what they’re doing. He doesn’t want to give them a pat on the back if they’re doing something he doesn’t think is right.”