MIRELLA TOOK A STAND AGAINST TRANS INDOCTRINATION IN HER SCHOOL. NOW WE'RE STANDING UP FOR HER.

UPDATE!!!

MAY 28, 2025 – Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler of the Northern District of California yesterday dismissed our lawsuit in defense of Mirella Ramirez, the California kindergarten teacher fired for refusing to use “preferred pronouns” to address her five-year-old female student, who was “transitioning” to a male. Here are just a few excerpts from the decision:

The individual defendants have qualified immunity because there was no clearly established law putting the individual defendants on notice that they violated the plaintiff’s First Amendment rights.

…the Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit have not addressed whether a teacher’s use of a student’s pronouns is protected speech. … Given the lack of analogous, controlling precedent and conflicting out-of-circuit law, a reasonable school official would not have known that the alleged conduct violated the plaintiff’s freedom of speech. The individual defendants are entitled to qualified immunity on those claims.

Public employees retain First Amendment protection when commenting as a citizen on a matter of public concern. …even if Ms. Ramirez had been acting as a citizen, her refusal to use the student’s preferred pronouns was not speech on a matter of public concern. … Her mere non-compliance with the district’s policy does not convey a message warranting First Amendment protection.

You can read the decision in full here.

We’ll save our legal argument for our appeal to the Ninth Circuit, which will be filed shortly. But suffice it to say we are deeply disappointed with the decision, although admittedly not surprised. To suggest that a teacher’s refusal to participate in a student’s gender transition in the classroom is not a “matter of public concern” in 2025 is nothing short of mind-boggling, as is the suggestion that school officials could not be expected to know they were violating the First Amendment when they fired a teacher for refusing to engage in compelled speech that violated her religious beliefs. California law and “district policy” are irrelevant when they clearly conflict with the U.S. Constitution, which remains “the supreme law of the land.”

If necessary, we will take this fight to the U.S. Supreme Court, as it is so important that we protect the rights of teachers and students to opt out of this dangerous ideology in schools. But we can only do that with your help. As of this writing, we have raised only $3,818.10 – or about 7% – of our $50,000 goal for Mirella’s legal expenses. That means that most of the funding for Mirella’s lawsuit has come from our donor reserves (which are, of course, limited), and we have more expenses on the way. If you are able to make a contribution of any amount, we would be so very grateful. You can make a tax-deductible gift for Mirella’s lawsuit here or via mail to the address below. We thank you in advance for your generosity!

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UPDATE!!!

December 19, 2024 - LAWSUIT FILED IN FEDERAL COURT

Mirella took a stand, and today we are proud to announce that we have filed a federal lawsuit on her behalf, joining forces with Harmeet Dhillon's law firm, who is serving as local counsel. You can read the entire 30-page complaint here, and view our complete press release here.

This litigation is not possible without continued funding from our generous supporters. All of the money we have to file these lawsuits comes from you, and we have plans to file a lot more lawsuits like this in the year ahead. Whether it's a teacher or a parent fighting back against transgender ideology in their public school, or a college female athlete fighting back against men in women's sports, we stand ready to defend them. The only thing that stands in our way is a lack of funding, so please consider making a tax-deductible gift today.

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Kindergarten teacher Mirella Ramirez is a devout Catholic. And that means that she believes that the Bible means what it says when it says that God created only TWO SEXES, male and female (see, e.g., Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:2). So when Mirella was ordered by her supervisors to refer to a 5 year-old girl in her classroom as a boy (at the parents' insistence), she refused without hesitation. Yes, you read that right - a FIVE YEAR-OLD.

Now Mirella faces termination for holding fast to her religious convictions. This is blatant religious discrimination. To add insult to injury, the school has accused Mirella of engaging in "immoral conduct" for refusing to acknowledge the child's gender transition, essentially equating her to a child abuser.

Let us not forget the Word of God, as recorded by the Prophet Isaiah: "Woe to you that call evil good, and good evil: that put darkness for light, and light for darkness: that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter." (Isaiah 5:20)

Even if they refuse to acknowledge the Word of God as authoritative, California state law - the very statute they cite as the basis for Mirella's discipline - clearly prohibits religious discrimination:

"No person shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 422.55 of the Penal Code, including immigration status, in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance, or enrolls pupils who receive state student financial aid." (CA Ed. Code Sec. 220)

...Apparently they stopped reading after "gender expression".

We stand ready to defend Mirella in her fight against the Oakland, CA Unified School District. We have already secured legal counsel for her, and are now in need of funds to pay for her defense. Please make a donation today and let Mirella know that you stand with her, and with all people of faith who refuse to bow to the transgender cult. We thank you in advance for your generosity.

We The Patriots USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so in most cases gifts to our organization are tax deductible. Please note that if we are unable to meet our fundraising goal for this litigation, the money raised will be added to our general litigation fund to help enable us to bring other, similar lawsuits, as well as all the other litigation we file in defense of our Constitutional rights and individual liberties. Any funds raised in excess of our goal or accrued litigation expenses will also be deposited into our general litigation fund.

Kindergarten Teacher Religious Discrimination Lawsuit