{"id":7290,"date":"2004-05-14T09:03:22","date_gmt":"2004-05-14T09:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2004\/05\/catholic_school_employee_fired.html"},"modified":"2004-05-14T09:03:22","modified_gmt":"2004-05-14T09:03:22","slug":"catholic_school_employee_fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2004\/05\/catholic_school_employee_fired.html","title":{"rendered":"Catholic School employee fired…"},"content":{"rendered":"

for criticizing public schools in a letter to the editor.<\/a> <\/p>\n

Peters\u2019 letter said public schools spend too much money on new buildings instead of education and that a quality education stems from values and family support, especially when modeled after Jesus Christ. It touched off a firestorm of responses, including some from DeSales graduates and Geneva City School District employees. Another appears today, as does one from Dr. Karen Juliano, DeSales\u2019 principal.<\/p>\n

Juliano said this morning that the policy of the Rochester Roman Catholic Diocese is to not comment on personnel matters, so she would not respond to reports of Peters\u2019 firing.<\/p>\n

But in her letter, she explained that Peters\u2019 letter \u201cdid not represent DeSales High School, was not authorized by DeSales High School, and does not represent the opinions of the board of trustees, administration, faculty, staff and students of DeSales High School. We certainly do not wish to use the \u2018Letters to the Editor\u2019 section of the local newspaper as a recruiting tool.\u201d<\/p>\n

….Peters said she was shocked by how strongly she\u2019s been attacked over her letter and by the lack of support from DeSales \u2014 especially Juliano \u2014 and the diocese.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing that bothers me is that I have supported that woman every single time, even when I didn\u2019t agree with her,\u201d Peters said. \u201cI always felt I was micro-managed by her constantly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just feel like I was really betrayed by the diocese, because they gave the approval for this. I\u2019m so tired of this diocese and their injustice to Catholic education. This diocese, I don\u2019t care what they say, does not support Catholic education.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peters was also shocked that Juliano specifically reprimanded her for mentioning Jesus\u2019 name in the letter. She noted that as Catholic educators, Jesus is the reason for everything they do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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