Catholic School Reinstates Teacher [Januzzi] Suspended for Defending Catholic Teaching on Facebook

LifeSite News ^ | 3/10/15 | Dustin Siggins

[marshmallow]

SOMERVILLE, NJ, April 10, 2015 (LifeSiteNews.com) -- A teacher suspended from a Catholic school for using Facebook to defend traditional marriage has been reinstated.

Almost one month ago, Patricia Jannuzzi was suspended from Immaculata High School in Somerville, New Jersey, after she made what became controversial comments about same-sex relationships. Over the next several weeks, she was told that the suspension was effectively a release from her job, as she would not be rehired for the 2016 school year.

Jannuzzi was also told that she had lost her pay and benefits for the current school year.

The scandal was compounded by the fact that the Diocese of Metuchen and Bishop Paul Bootkoski were involved in Jannuzzi’s suspension and publicly defended it.

In a media release provided by the Diocese of Metuchen to LifeSiteNews, however, Immaculata Director Monsignor Seamus Brennan announced on Friday that Jannuzzi would get her job back.

"Immaculata High School announced today that all issues related to the employment of teacher Patricia Jannuzzi are resolved," said the release. According to Brennan, "Immaculata High School has reached an understanding with Patricia Jannuzzi. It is the School’s position that a Catholic school teacher must always communicate the faith in a way that is positive and never hurtful. Tone and choice of words matter and I trust Mrs. Jannuzzi’s stated promise to strive always to teach in a spirit of truth and charity."

"Given Mrs. Jannuzzi’s otherwise good reputation as an educator over her 30 years at Immaculata, Principal Jean Kline and I have made the decision to reinstate her as a teacher as of today."

"From the beginning this was a personnel and not a theological issue," said the statement. "We are now and always have been united in our understanding and commitment to the teachings of the Catholic Church.

[marshmallow]

According to Brennan, "Immaculata High School has reached an understanding with Patricia Jannuzzi. It is the School’s position that a Catholic school teacher must always communicate the faith in a way that is positive and never hurtful. Tone and choice of words matter and I trust Mrs. Jannuzzi’s stated promise to strive always to teach in a spirit of truth and charity."

Translation: She's agreed not to do it again and we're giving her a second chance. One more misstep and she's gone.

[Objective Scrutator]

This case is evidence that “teachers’” unions only seek to protect Communists and delinquents, and do nothing to protect the jobs of people who actually appreciate the values of the LORD and money.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Why do they even bother calling themselves a Catholic School?

[Unam Sanctam]

A bit of good news for a change on the culture /Church front.

[tiki]

I think the translation may be I’m going to sue the pants off of you because I have freedom of speech and I told no lies and I defended the Church.

[jwalsh07]

Maybe now I will get an answer from the Principal and the Bishop on when they were going to declare Pope John Paul II’s Encyclicals hate speech.

[Timber Rattler]

"From the beginning this was a personnel and not a theological issue," said the statement.

Lie.

[sitetest]

Two cheers for the dingy pastor, many raspberries for the hireling posing as a bishop.

[bjorn14]

Or maybe her lawyer told them the sex scandals will look like chump change after he is done with them or Mrs. Januzzi’s “friends” made them an offer they couldn’t refuse.