Gay vice principal loses job at Catholic school after marrying

[rug]

Eastside Catholic students chant “Change the church” outside the school Thursday, angry over the departure of a popular vice principal who married his partner. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)

December 19, 2013 at 11:36 AM
Posted by Lornet Turnbull

Students and faculty at Eastside Catholic High School in Sammamish were protesting this morning after learning their popular vice principal was asked to resign after school officials learned he had married his male partner.

According to their online blog, Mark Zmuda married Dana Jergens at a ceremony at the Golf Club at Newcastle last July — seven months after same-sex marriage became legal in this state.

One student said the entire student body was protesting; students either walked out of class or never went. Many were crying along with their teachers.

Students said they were told the decision to fire Zmuda was made by the Archdiocese of Seattle. They said they and students from other Catholic schools within the diocese planned to collect and submit signatures hoping to win Zmuda his job back.

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/12/gay-vice-principal-loses-job-at-catholic-school-after-marrying/

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

1. After all, we can't have students at a Catholic school

Accepting gay people.