Category: catholic school

Appeals Court Rules Catholic Private School Allowed to Fire Counselor Over Her Same-Sex Marriage

A federal appeals court has ruled that a private Catholic high school in Indiana had the right to not continue employing two different guidance counselors who had entered into marriages that conflicted with the school’s religious principles. On Thursday, a three-judge panel on the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled (pdf) unanimously that the…


Anonymous Teacher Alleges Toronto Catholic School Asked Grade 6 Students to Destroy Books

An anonymous individual claiming to be a Canadian teacher alleges that an elementary school in Toronto asked students to dispose of popular children’s books. In the June 30 edition of the Woke Watch Canada newsletter, “N. Invictus,” self-identified as “an anonymous Canadian teacher,” wrote an essay stating that the incident took place at a kindergarten-to-grade-six…


Teacher Alleges Toronto Catholic School Asked Grade 6 Students to Destroy Books

An anonymous individual claiming to be a Canadian teacher alleges that an elementary school in Toronto asked students to dispose of popular children’s books. In the June 30 edition of the Woke Watch Canada newsletter, “N. Invictus,” self-identified as “an anonymous Canadian teacher,” wrote an essay stating that the incident took place at a kindergarten-to-grade-six…


Catholic School Trustee Who Denounced White Christian Males Resigns; Parents Say Problems Remain

A Catholic school board trustee in Waterloo, Ont., has resigned after weeks of controversy over her tweets, one of which said “the most dangerous creature on the planet is the white Christian male.” Parents with children in the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) told The Epoch Times that the actions of Trustee Wendy Ashby,…


Thief Breaks Into Catholic School Using Crucifix

BELL GARDENS, Calif.—A Catholic school in Los Angeles County was robbed of nearly $5,000 by a man caught on security video using a crucifix to break in and steal the money, authorities say. Detectives with the Bell Gardens Police Department say the thief used the crucifix to pry open a window in the St. Gertrude’s…


Laguna Beach Offering to Buy Former Catholic School for $23 Million

The Laguna Beach, California, city officials approved a proposal last week to acquire a former Catholic school campus for $23 million. During the Aug. 16 city council meeting, councilors agreed to make a formal offer to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange to purchase the St. Catherine of Siena Parish School property. Lengthy discussions concerning the funding…


Education Union Slams Australian Federal Government for Underfunding Public Schools

The Australian Education Union (AEU) has criticised the federal government for failing to provide education funding, alleging that students graduating from Australia’s public schools in 2029 will never have the education funded at the level that the Commonwealth and states say they should. The AEU said in a statement on Jan. 17  that if the Morrison…


The Nation Speaks (Jan. 30): Critical Race Theory: Lawsuits & Cancelling Lincoln; Biden’s Immigration Woes

In this episode of The Nation Speaks, we take a look at a Catholic school lawsuit; the cancellation of Abraham Lincoln; and what all this has in common with China. And finally, what can we expect from the Biden administration on immigration, crime, and justice.