A former Virginia high school teacher who was fired after refusing to say a transgender student’s pronouns has filed a suit against the district, claiming his religious rights were violated, a report said.

Teacher Peter Vlaming, a former French teacher, filed the suit against West Point Public Schools, which is outside Richmond.

Vlaming was fired from his post in December for refusing to refer to a student as “he” and “him” as the child was transitioning from female to male.

In the suit filed Monday, Vlaming said he “sincerely believes that referring to a female as a male by using an objectively male pronoun is telling a lie.”

Before he was fired, he told his superiors at West Point High School that his religion prevented him from referring to the student using male pronouns.

The school district to not immediately comment on the suit.

With Post Wires