An Indiana school counselor who was fired after discussing the district’s policy regarding “gender identity” with a reporter was awarded a $195,000 payout as part of a lawsuit settlement.
Kathy McCord, who has been an educator for 37 years, was dismissed after the South Madison Community School Corporation unveiled the new policy in August 2021.
The policy said that counselors and other employees were required to use “names and pronouns for the student that do not correspond with his or her sex” upon request of that student, according to a Wednesdayreleasefrom Alliance Defending Freedom.
The policy sometimes “required employees to hide the new names and pronouns from parents,” the legal advocacy group said.
🚨HUGE WIN: Indiana counselor Kathy McCord—FIRED for refusing to hide students’ gender identity from parents—just WON a $200K settlement.
The district is paying up. The policy is DEAD.
Parents—not the state—are in charge of their kids. 👏https://t.co/bcCVg0wdPA
— American Principles Project (@approject)April 16, 2026
McCord objected to the mandate because it violated her sincerely held religious beliefs.
She told her supervisors that she had issues with the policy, but was told that unless she complied, she would lose her job.
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