# Can a public school teacher call his/her students any name they wish? (actual court case)

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**Category:** Great Debates
**Created:** [March 14, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-public-school-teacher-call-his-her-students-any-name-they-wish-actual-court-case/960998 "2022-03-14T00:40:10Z")
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### Author: ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-public-school-teacher-call-his-her-students-any-name-they-wish-actual-court-case/960998/227 "2022-03-16T20:29:22Z")

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Not meaning to junior mod, and I’m as guilty as anyone, but maybe we could take this aside to another thread?

[Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-instead-of-him-her/951496) or [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-on-english-grammar-and-usage-click-on-each-arrow-for-more/949327), maybe?

ETA: Ohhhh… I just junior modded a mod!

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