School District Escapes Ex-Administrator’s Christian Bias Suit

A Colorado school district defeated Tuesday an ex-high school administrator’s lawsuit claiming he was fired over emails opposing the school’s production of “The Laramie Project,” a play about the 1998 murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard.

Corey McNellis failed to present any direct evidence of religious discrimination and failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination, as the circumstances behind his firing didn’t give rise to an inference of discrimination, Judge Raymond P. Moore said in an order granting summary judgment to Douglas County School District. And even if a prima facie case had been established, ...