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Catholic school teachers in Ohio leaving their jobs rather than sign anti-LGBT morality clause
By Travis Gettys
Monday, June 2, 2014 7:44 EDT
Veteran teachers are leaving their jobs over the highly specific morality clause in their new contracts with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
The revised contracts bars teachers whether theyre Catholic or not from living with a partner or having sex outside of marriage, using in-vitro fertilization, living a gay lifestyle, or publicly supporting any of those things.
First-grade teacher Molly Shumate, a lifelong Catholic, ended her 14-year career at the elementary school she attended rather than risk disciplinary action for supporting her 22-year-old son, who is gay.
If my son were to say to me, Will you go somewhere with me that is supported or run by gays and lesbians, I would have to tell him no, according to that contract, Shumate said. And if my picture was taken, what would happen?
If her son were to marry a same-sex partner, Shumate said shes been told she would have faced reprimand, but not fired, if she went.
For me to sign this (contract), I feel like I would be telling my son Ive changed my mind, that I dont support him as I did. And I wont do that, she said.
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/02/catholic-school-teachers-in-ohio-leaving-their-jobs-rather-than-sign-anti-lgbt-morality-clause/
Cha
(297,317 posts)dsc
(52,162 posts)as long as they don't get a single, solitary, cent of taxpayer money. Hopefully they won't be able to staff them after this outrage.
Squinch
(50,955 posts)Boomerproud
(7,955 posts)Embarrassing. EVERY teacher should take a walk.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)Cleveland diocese issues more specific "morality clause" prohibitions for elementary school teachers
By Patrick O'Donnell, The Plain Dealer
on May 09, 2014
CLEVELAND, Ohio The Cleveland Catholic diocese has expanded the morality clause in its contract for teachers at more than 100 elementary schools, spelling out in detail a long list of activities teachers must agree to avoid or they will lose their jobs.
The contract bans, as does a similar contract that sparked protest and a 24,000-signature petition in Cincinnati recently, public support of positions contrary to Roman Catholic teaching (including, but not limited to, publicly supporting abortions, euthanasia, assisted suicide, embryonic stem cell research, in vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, surrogate parenthood, direct sterilization or so-called homosexual or same-sex marriage or unions.
The contract, which prohibits teachers from engaging in any of those listed behaviors, also refers to teachers as teacher-ministers.
It also bans teachers from sexual relations outside of marriage, any same-sex sexual activity, cohabitation outside of marriage, drug use, viewing pornography and sending any improper, immoral or scandalous texts or emails.... MORE
n2doc
(47,953 posts)A Republican Economy would leave these folks scared and knowing that any deviation could lead to permanent unemployment! Then the Almighty Employer would get the respect it is due!
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)We get treated to so much of his PR, I'm shocked he hasn't weighed in on this. Shocked!