Re: need help !
Posted by Dove on 6/22/09

Just out of curiousity what state are you in. I taught in Catholic schools in two
different states and was never required to take religion classes to keep my job.

I was raised Catholic and attended classes as a child to have my first communion
and to get confirmed, but was never even asked what religion I was before being
hired.

As far as what happened to you, I think the previous poster is probably right. You
suddenly became too expensive to keep.

6/22/09, possible reasons wrote:
> Hi ggjal,
>
> Unless the school has warned you about the religion course
> deficiency in the past, it sounds to me as though they want to
> get rid of you and they are using this as an excuse. Possible
> reasons include 1. you are too expensive 2. nepotism 3. you
> fill in the blank.
>
> On 6/22/09, ggjal wrote:
>> I am in great need of help and advise.I have been teaching
>> 1st Grade in the same Parochial school for the past 20
>> years.To teach in Catholic Schools you must take a certain
>> am't of Religion Classes.
>>
>> I was under the impression that I had completed this.
>> Then--I get a letter in the mail saying that I was not
>> going to be hired for the next school year, because I did
>> not complete my Religion Courses.
>> Needless to say - I was shocked!
>>
>> During the past 20 years,I have taken many Religion
>> Courses.
>>
>> Unfortunately,I did not keep the paper work. They not have
>> the paper work either.
>> This school year, they told me that I do not have all of
>> the courses.So, I immediately started making Arrangements
>> to take these. I was even registered for a course.
>>
>> Then -came the letter. Besides all of this, there is
>> already someone assigned to my class.
>>
>> I can't understand how this has happened. After all these
>> years of devoted service, I am now laid-off.
>> I feel as though I am lost. This is all I know and want. I
>> love my job!
>>
>> I have contacted the superintent, but she is not giving me
>> any info. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• need help !, 6/22/09, by ggjal.
• Re: need help !, 6/22/09, by possible reasons.
• Re: need help !, 6/22/09, by Dove.
• Re: need help !, 6/23/09, by sara.
• Re: need help !, 6/26/09, by unCatholic.
• Re: need help !, 7/01/09, by marilyn.
• Re: need help !, 7/01/09, by What?.
• Re: Where in the World Do You Get the Nutty Idea, 7/02/09, by anon.
• Re: need help !, 7/02/09, by sounds crazy but....
• Re: need help !, 7/02/09, by No, no, no, no NO!.
• Re: Where in the World Do You Get the Nutty Idea, 7/02/09, by mark.