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Moral Code

An appeals court in New Jersey reversed a ruling in favor of a Catholic school, which allegedly fired an unmarried teacher after discovering she was pregnant. Knowledge of the teacher’s pregnancy alone is not a basis to determine whether she violated the school’s moral code.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — An appeals court in New Jersey reversed a ruling in favor of a Catholic school that fired an unmarried, pregnant teacher. Knowledge of the teacher’s pregnancy alone is not a basis to determine whether she violated the school’s moral code.  

Categories / Civil Rights, Employment, Religion

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