BY MEGAN CERULLO
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday, August 19, 2016, 4:55 PM
A lesbian teacher was fired from Paramus Catholic High School after administrators learned that she was married to a woman, according to her lawsuit.
Kate Drumgoole, 33, was the school’s head basketball coach and dean of guidance when the school fired her in January.
After a family argument, Elaine Vanore, the sister of Drumgoole’s wife, Jaclyn Vanore, sent the same-sex couple’s wedding photos to school administrators, according to the lawsuit.
“After everything was brought to their attention, they fired her,” said Lawrence Kleiner, an attorney for Drumgoole.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/catholic-school-educator-sues-fired-gay-article-1.2758385
Did anyone see “Love is Strange”? Alfred Molina plays a teacher at a Catholic school in New York who is fired for marrying his longtime partner (John Lithgow). I wonder if the people who made that movie are reading about this. What a strange country. We give carte blanche to religious groups to ignore what the highest court in the land has decreed. This is a good example of why a powerful nondiscrimination law is needed federally, with wording that does not exempt any group, religious or otherwise, from obeying it. A relative gets mad, sends your wedding pictures to your boss…and you are fired? Doesn’t sound like America to me.
She wasn’t fired for being gay.
Catholic doctrine forbids bringing scandal.
Many religions do not recognize homosexuality. If you are employed at a Catholic institution you must support the values of the church. From the Archdiocese of Newark website teacher employment page:
CATHOLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS AND OPENINGS
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS:
Commitment to the Catholic Church’s teaching mission and philosophy
Dedication to a values-based education
You cannot force a religious institution to go against their beliefs. If you disagree with this then you should work at a public school – they have better salary and benefits. Ridgewood teachers have nothing to complain about.
Religious Institutions cannot be controlled by the government. Gay marriage may be legal but you cannot force the church to witness the sacrament of marriage for a gay couple.
Little Sisters of the Poor took their case to the Supreme court. They should not be compelled to provide birth control to employees in their medical insurance. Birth control still goes against doctrine. It may change one day, but for now the Sisters are holding tough.
When Trump wins he’s going to reverse what the Supreme Court rammed down the necks of Americans. A group of idiots in fancy robes in Washington DO NOT speak for America. What’s right is right and what’s wrong is wrong.
If the school ever took any grant money from the county, the state, or the federal government, then they cannot discriminate. And I am betting my last dollar that PC has taken plenty of grant money. They are discriminating against her because she is gay and that is against the law. Against the law. Do you understand this?
Catholic Schools do not require that all employees are catholic. They can be jewish, episcopalian, muslim, atheist, you name it. But they cannot be gay???!!! Again, this is discrimination plain and simple and it is sickening.
I am betting the pope would be appalled that she was fired and I hope he finds out and reverses this travesty.
I am rooting for Kate Drumgoole all the way. She deserves to get her job back or be compensated hugely. She is clearly a good person, a great teacher, a great coach, loved by all. This is disgusting what they did to her.
Shame on Paramus Catholic. Shame on them. What would Jesus Do? sure as hell he would not fire and humiliate this fine young woman.. sickening.
FWIW, the Archdiocese of New York has a slew of parish priests and higher-ups who are living it up with their “partners”…no sign of a crackdown there, though of course there should be. The U.S. Church is unevenly managed.