A veteran Connecticut teacher may be rejected because she is on paid management leave and refuses to remove the cross from the workspace. However, the school district at the center of the conflict claims that the staff is not threatening to dismiss and continuing to resolve.
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Marisol Aloyo Castro, who has been taught for 32 years, said that the problem began last month when the problem was suddenly called to the vice principal’s office.
“It was a normal day,” said Aloyo Castro about the encounter on December 6. “I sit at the desk at lunch, open an email, get a supervisor (message), come to see him, and bring the union staff for my cross. “
She continued. “It was shocking itself. I didn’t know what to expect.”
Arroyo-Castro and her lawyer had a first liberty, and she was told to remove the cross, which was said to have been on the wall next to the desk for the past decade.
According to the statement, she was considered to be not punished if she did not defeat it.
“She was later told that she could draw a cross or under the desk, so she wouldn’t see it,” she continued. “After that, Marisol did not shine her light, but she began to feel as if she had” hidden under the bushel. ” After many tears and prayers, she returned the cross to its original location. “
It is reported that the movement has been suspended for two days without the payment of Aloyo Castro. She is currently on paid management leave while the problem continues.
Meanwhile, a statement from Dr. Tony Gasper, Principal of New Britain, on January 27, stated that “it is focusing on the continuous resolution of Marisol Aloyo Castro teachers.”
“This problem has been continuing for a few weeks, and the classrooms have led to the remarkable display of the cross, and Aloyo Castro’s report imposed religious beliefs during the guidance.” “These actions have brought complaints from multiple students and staff of various religions. They have expressed discomfort in what should be a neutral and comprehensive learning environment.”
According to Gasper, the area needed to explore student concerns. In particular, he claims suspicion of statements by classroom teachers.
“The district is obliged to investigate these students’ concerns,” he said. “Specifically, we have to investigate whether Aloyo Castro has called the students” sinners “and have conveyed various religions to the students that they” need Jesus “in other reports. “
In addition to these claims, district authorities recently met Aloyo Castro to talk about other options to place a cross, but no solution was obtained.
Regarding Aloyo Castro, she told the CBN news that the cross was an important symbol of her. As a Catholic, her grandmother emphasized its importance and was taught that she was with her forever.
The arrangement near her desk said she had never thought again.
“It was my comfortable zone,” she said. “It was my place. It was there.”
Aloyo Castro’s lawyer demanded the district to reconsider retaliation, and has recently expressed a specific dissatisfaction in a recent letter to officials in British school districts.
KEISHA Russell, a senior adviser of FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE, believes that her client is within the right to put a cross near her desk, and other educators are personal. He stated that it displayed an article that reflects what he liked and his perspective.
“We have people celebrating their favorite sports teams. There are babies Yoda, and there are all kinds.” “I expect someone (teacher) to have in the space of your desk -Family photos, such as that space is a private expression of the teacher.”
Ultimately, Russell claimed that the district cannot be censored, and Aloyo Castro should be treated like a symbol or photographer next to the desk.
“It’s a violation of the free clause of speech,” she said. “And it’s just the first constitutional provisions that the school district has been broken.
When the lawyer first asked about the suspension of Aloyo Castro, she was “angry” and won the best Supreme Court victory in his battle to pray for 50 yards. He said that he compared it with Light -shaped football coach Joe Kennedy.
Kennedy also lost his job, but was inevitably proven by the High Court.
“Because the incident was so large, people would understand that the government is not owning you because you are working for them,” says Russell. Ta. “And I think these situations, these facts, are even easier than Kennedy’s coach, so why the district is bullying this teacher and her on the wall. I don’t really understand why I need to have a cross when I have the right. “
However, the district sees it different. Authorities have stated that they are compromising, but they do not seem to accept the cross in a place without any other intervention.
“We do not allow teachers to use their own authority to impose personal religious beliefs or infringe on students’ civil rights,” said Gasper. 。 “Our commitment is to secure a learning environment where all students and staff are respected and evaluated, regardless of religion or belief.”
Regarding Aloy Castro, she said his fellow teacher was surprised and some were cooperative. Eventually, she said, “I couldn’t really live,” she said, if she had fallen down the cross.
“I knew I wasn’t doing anything wrong,” she added.
Both Arroyo-Castro and Russell said that there was no plan to retreat from the challenge of the district.
In the above -mentioned request, officials were asked to allow educators to allow her to keep her cross in her workspace.
“The district has been pushed back so far,” said Russell. “They don’t agree to our position. It’s no problem, but we are trying to give them time to come to their senses … otherwise we will appeal to the Federal Court.”
Aloyo Castro repeated this emotion and said he wanted others to know such an exhibition.
“They use the constitution to us, but it’s not true,” she said. “The constitution was to protect religion freedom, not to protect the freedom of religion.”
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