Catholic schools fire single, pregnant teacher
Catholic schools fire single, pregnant teacher - Catholic schools fire single, pregnant teacher, A single teacher who was fired from Catholic schools in Cincinnati, Ohio, after she got pregnant is suing her former employers.
Christa Dias, 32, who got pregnant through artificial insemination, is still unemployed, but she’s also a mom.
Christa Dias, 32, fired after asking for maternity leave while five months pregnant
Catholic schools said she violated contract, which requires her to adhere to Catholic social teachings
Dias says she shouldn't be punished for wanting children
There was nothing immaculate about a Catholic school teacher’s conception.
Christa Dias, a former teacher at Holy Family and St. Lawrence Catholic schools in Cincinnati, Ohio, claims she was fired for becoming pregnant using artificial insemination.
Ms Dias was fired in October 2010 when, at five and a half months pregnant, she approached her employer about maternity leave options.
The schools initially fired Ms Dias, 32, for being single and pregnant, Cincinnati.com reports.
When the schools discovered that violated several federal and state anti-discrimination laws, they said she was fired because she became pregnant using artificial insemination.
That, the school said, was in direct violation of her contract.
‘She has a right to her opinion, but she doesn’t have a right to violate her contract,’ Archdiocese of Cincinnati spokesman Dan Andriacco told the website.