Vivian Geraghty vs. Jackson Local School District Board Of Education et al

Case Background

On December 12, 2022, Plaintiff Vivian Geraghty filed a civil rights lawsuit in the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division (Case number: 5:22cv2237). Judge Pamela A. Barker presided over this case, which centers around religious freedom and the use of preferred pronouns. Geraghty alleges that the Jackson Local School District violated her constitutional rights by compelling her to use students' preferred pronouns, contrary to her religious beliefs.

Cause

Vivian Geraghty, an experienced English teacher at Jackson Memorial Middle School in Canton, Ohio, faced a career-defining conflict in August 2022. The Jac