Posted on 05/11/2005 10:24:29 AM PDT by hoosierboy
She knew the rules, broke them anyway, and is now crying "foul".
That may be part of it.
Where is the gender bias here?
Legally/technically, there may be none.
As I said, it would depend on that state's particular laws (if any) regarding gender and/or bias against pregnant women. As well as how the state's courts have ruled on such laws (again, if they exist). And lastly, whether or not those rules expressly apply to religion-based employers or have been interpreted through prior court rulings to apply to religion-based employers.
The Holy Ghost did it! It's a MIRACLE!
IMHO, any private employer anywhere has a right to terminate any employee at any time whether or not there is cause.
Private Church school...their rules.
An unmarried, pregnant woman represents moral turpitude to the 7th Day Adventists. That Church is very strict, and practices shunning/excommunication.
A friend of mine in highschool was Adventist. He was kicked out of home and church when he was discovered to have a drug problem.
Immaculate conception?
The first kid can come at any time, the rest take 9 months.
Absolutely their business... You work for a strict Christian school and you are found to be violating the tenants of the church.... see ya later.
This rediculousness that as an employee you have an absolute wall between what you do at work and what you do outside of it is rediculous. You are employed AT WILL... don't like it start your own business where you can be the boss.
That's not true. There's a multitude of local, state & federal laws that protect employees under a variety of circumstances including those related to: age, ethnicity, race, gender, etc.
Nrmally none of their business, but this is a strict 7th Day Adventist School, and she agreed to adhere to their strict rules.
Smart, though, for them to let her contract expire and not fire her. Avoids most any lawsuit.
The school cannot forgive her as she did not sin against them. She is not being expelled from fellowship. I read nothing in the story to the effect that she was no longer welcome in the congregation. The school merely wanted to remove her from a position of authority because her actions were contrary to the churches doctrines.
How one could interpret the message of abortion from the church's actions is beyond me.
She is still receiving pay and benefits for the duration of her contract. I can't see how she would have any grounds for a lawsuit.
My Mom lost her's in 1942, Florence, SC, when she and Dad got married. School board changed policy later during WWII.
She taught until she couldn't stand it any longer. Then taught at a Vo-Tech where the students "wanted" to be there.
Still home schools Latin students at age 89.
One of her students took top National honors.
"When she (John) chose behavior contrary to those values, she was placed on administrative leave. Even though policy allows for immediate dismissal, out of compassion, her present contract continues to be honored and she will receive full pay and benefits until the contract expires.''
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I have no problem with this. It's too bad that our public schools don't have the ability to fire teachers who exhibit this kind of behaviour.
"Too many times, people sue to get some crappy job back, working for a boss they hate. Why?"
For the money. They technically get the job back, but in reality the institution doesn't want them back any more than they want to be back, so they get paid to go away. That's all she wants-- money.
"She'll be welcome with open arms in our great public education system."
No doubt about that. She's fit right in too and would have to be pretentious about her so called "beliefs". She could be herself and inspire other unwed mothers with her tawdry behavior.
My libertarian side says they should be able to fire whomever they want. If you agree to the rules, don't piss and moan when they are enforced.
I disagree. A teacher was fired from a Catholic School in Delaware about a year ago when it was broght to the school's attention she was a signer of a pro-abortion petition printed in the local newspaper.
She sued and lost.
Wrong, the take home message is that you FOLLOW THE RULES. This is called ACCOUNTABILITY. This seemingly is something whose concept has eluded you.
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