Christian ex-teacher scores big payday from California school district after refusing transgender directives

JoinFoxNewsforaccesstothiscontent Plusspecialaccesstoselectarticlesandotherpremiumcontentwithyouraccount–freeofcharge. Pleaseenteravalidemailaddress. JessicaTapia,aChristianformerteacherfiredforrefusingtouse“preferredpronouns”orhidestudents’genderidentitiesfromtheirparents,spoketoFoxNewsDigitalaftersecuringa$360,000settlementfromherformeremployer,California’sJurupaUnifiedSchoolDistrict,deliveringamessagetoothereducatorsoffaiththat“truthwillwinintheend.”  Thesettlement,finalizedonTuesday,comesaboutayearafterTapiainitiallysuedinCaliforniafederalcourt. Tapia,whowasinvolvedwiththeJurupaUnifiedSchoolDistrictformorethantwodecades,firstasastudentandthenlaterasateacherandcoach,toldFoxNewsDigitalthat“fromthesecondthatIwaspulledintomyfirstmeetingwiththedistrict,Iknewthiswassomeseriousspiritualwarfareandjustabattleontruththatwe’re