She signed a contract, The contract had a morals clause pertaining to Roman Catholic Doctrine. She violated the terms of her contract. The pregnancy is simply proof of that violation as it is a byproduct of the violation. Prior to her pregnancy, there was no proof of her breaking of the contract. Had she engaged in a public action that brought moral disrepute to the Roman Catholic Church like participating in a Gay Pride Parade, or a rally in support of Abortion rights and someone found out and it was proved or she admitted to that action. She would have been fired for that violation as well and she damn well knows that she would have no legal recourse.
When you enter into an employment contract you voluntarily give up certain rights in exchange for pay. You can not engage in your free speech rights in the work place by calling your supervisor a ‘standing pile of talking horseshit’ and not expect to be released from your employment. You can not even wear certain types of clothing like t-shirts with foul language or pornographic images on them, even though these are proven forms of free speech. Your employer would fire you for cause based on the fact that you violated terms of your employment agreement by not following the stated in the employee handbook.
This is settled law. There is no way around that fact for you, for her or for her lawyer. It would require a ruling reversing dozens of precedents by the SCOTUS. That simply will not happen in this case. It not only goes against SETTLED labor law, the SCOUTUS would invalidate dozens of rulings about the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
No one forced the teacher to apply for employment at the school. No one forced her to accept her employment. No one forced her to enter into a contract. No one forced her to engage in premarital sexual intercourse. She freely chose all these actions herself. She is responsible for holding up her end of the contract. She didn't and she was held accountable for her actions.
This has nothing to do with weather she is a ‘nice person’ or a ‘good teacher’. By her actions, premarital sexual intercourse, and the byproduct of this action, her unplanned pregnancy, she became an unfit example to the students whose parents spend thousands of dollars a year to send their children to a school that preaches and is expected to uphold certain moral principals. A big one is their adherence to sexual morals. She didn't adhere to those sexual morals and she is gone.
I don’t think you understand the idea of federal law. You disagree with the law but it still exists. You can fire someone for being in a Gay Pride Parade or supporting abortion but federal law says you cannot fire someone for being pregnant.
Federal law trumps a company’s desire. It’s not my fault.