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(60,536 posts) Sun Feb 11, 2018, 11:25 AM Feb 2018

Catholic School Threatens to Expel Student Over Sticker [View all]

February 11, 2018 at 9:52 am EST By Taegan Goddard

A Catholic high school in Greenwich, CT told Sophomore Kate Murray that “if she does not remove a Planned Parenthood sticker from her laptop, she cannot attend the school next year,” the Greenwich Time reports.

“Murray was told by the private Catholic school’s administrators Tuesday she has a choice: If she keeps the sticker, she can leave the school now or leave at the end of the academic year, her parents said. If she removes the sticker, she can continue to attend the school.”

“The sticker states ‘I stand with Planned Parenthood’ and is one of many on Kate’s laptop.”

In response, more than 2,500 people have signed a petition saying “I Stand with Kate Murray.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/02/11/catholic-school-threatens-expel-student-sticker/

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Catholic School Threatens to Expel Student Over Sticker [View all] DonViejo Feb 2018 OP

Oh, fer cryin' out loud. Ohiogal Feb 2018 #1

I know. My daughters have placed them on their school books for years, but they go to public school. TheBlackAdder Feb 2018 #74

Expel would mean kicking her out this year TexasBushwhacker Feb 2018 #2

Right. Sounds like they're trying to do their best by everyone, Hortensis Feb 2018 #76

Yes... TwistOneUp Feb 2018 #3

How brittle the faith of those who run that school must be. MineralMan Feb 2018 #4

Well said, MM Ohiogal Feb 2018 #5

It illustrates non-compliance with the Magesterium Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #9

Ah, OK, I get it now... MineralMan Feb 2018 #10

No you don't. Catholics are not Protestants who believe Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #12

You're missing my point, really. MineralMan Feb 2018 #13

Your point is nonsense. Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #16

I see. OK, then. Have a blessed day... MineralMan Feb 2018 #17

Did that make you feel better? Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #18

A petty thing, yes. MineralMan Feb 2018 #19

Yes it is and was. Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #22

I'm balding............... MyOwnPeace Feb 2018 #40

At least you recognized it. Nt tymorial Feb 2018 #32

When I was younger, I sometimes misused or confused words. MineralMan Feb 2018 #60

I just cant anymore. tymorial Feb 2018 #81

One Could Say The Same As To Your Point ProfessorGAC Feb 2018 #73

Oh any time. Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #75

Then You'd Be Wrong ProfessorGAC Feb 2018 #77

No, you're still mixing apples and oranges Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #78

Wrong Again ProfessorGAC Feb 2018 #82

First of all, autocorrect does what it does. Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #83

As I understand it, the Church's teachings on abortion weren't always this rigid. Ken Burch Feb 2018 #64

I think you are confusing moral law vs. canonical penalty Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #65

What was the point of changing the penalty, then? Ken Burch Feb 2018 #66

What on Earth makes you think the Catholic Church is about women's autonomy? Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #67

I didn't say I thought they were ABOUT women's autonomy. Ken Burch Feb 2018 #69

Technically, you are obligated to be loyal to the Magesterium Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #70

They apparently equate PP with abortion and artifical birth control Maeve Feb 2018 #14

The thing is that it really doesn't matter. MineralMan Feb 2018 #15

I agree--and it's the sort of thing that led me to leave organized religion Maeve Feb 2018 #25

There are days that I really hate religion. n/t Downtown Hound Feb 2018 #6

I stand with Kate Murray. smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #7

It's a private school affiliated with the Catholic Church Jake Stern Feb 2018 #8

If the church's argument against PP is so weak that it can't even withstand procon Feb 2018 #11

She flaunted it MichMary Feb 2018 #20

What's wrong with you! Why do women have to be "quiet"? procon Feb 2018 #27

It isn't a First Amendment issue MichMary Feb 2018 #34

The girl DOESN'T have to shut up. The school made that clear. She does have to make a choice. Demit Feb 2018 #35

I once saw a vegan group picketing McDonald's Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #54

It's suits, not suites Cartoonist Feb 2018 #86

And it's is never used for possession.... Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #88

I used the word correctly Cartoonist Feb 2018 #89

Sorry, i thought you were really being snide Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #91

Ironically, MichMary Feb 2018 #57

That's What They Do! RobinA Feb 2018 #92

The hilarious thing is that their silly rules and their insistence on them, MineralMan Feb 2018 #21

They don't care Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #26

She's not there to"challenge" authority, she is there to obey Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #23

Most children don't have the fortitude to gainsay their parents. procon Feb 2018 #29

The student can not make that decision for herself. Mariana Feb 2018 #53

Well then, sounds like she has to have a conversation with Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #55

Private school, their rules. X_Digger Feb 2018 #24

A Lot The Catholic Schools Do Not Have Enough Students. TheMastersNemesis Feb 2018 #28

Seriously, they have nerve! Catholic Schools closed around here in record numbers. n/t Kirk Lover Feb 2018 #41

This is a surprise??? When you make the mistake of enrolling your child in a school that Atticus Feb 2018 #30

They actually don't base their entire curriculum around dogma. tymorial Feb 2018 #38

My cousin had a son who was MichMary Feb 2018 #43

I understand what you are saying. I can only add that the Catholic schools in the town where I grew Atticus Feb 2018 #48

I Agree Except For The Indoctrination I Got A Good Education. TheMastersNemesis Feb 2018 #50

Also grateful for the education I got in Catholic schools, including hours spent in moral debates lostnfound Feb 2018 #79

We had mock debates. Jesus it seems so long ago tymorial Feb 2018 #80

I used to have a shirt that said "I survived Catholic School" n2doc Feb 2018 #31

They have to know that removing it won't change her mind eleny Feb 2018 #33

You do that MichMary Feb 2018 #36

I went to Catholic schools for 12 years but it was a very long time ago eleny Feb 2018 #37

Who knows why she MichMary Feb 2018 #39

About being approached, you'd be surprised eleny Feb 2018 #45

Yeah, like I said, MichMary Feb 2018 #47

It is a private school and they make the rules. rurallib Feb 2018 #42

If anyone is interested in more of the facts around this, there's an article in the local paper Demit Feb 2018 #44

Her father's remarks included this: MichMary Feb 2018 #46

Oh, now I see that as the dad pointing out that the sticker is innocuous, not Demit Feb 2018 #51

And the Catholic church wonders why atheism is the world's fastest growing religion. Initech Feb 2018 #49

The Catholic Church is growing by 11 to 12% globally Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #58

Meh. Their circus, their monkeys. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #52

...and this is why tax dollars must never go to religious schools. Dawson Leery Feb 2018 #56

If Catholic schools in cities with a high population of Catholics shut down, and there was a Demit Feb 2018 #62

As a compromise, how about putting a Fuck Trump sticker over it ? OnDoutside Feb 2018 #59

Because threats are how Catholics win people over to their cars and belief system TeamPooka Feb 2018 #61

Are they as strict with pedophile priests? left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #63

I would like to point out melm00se Feb 2018 #68

This is why private, religious education should be illegal. clementine613 Feb 2018 #71

People voluntarily surrender their MichMary Feb 2018 #84

Well obviously it's her parents that are paying to send her there. Let them decide. YOHABLO Feb 2018 #72

Let them decide--what, exactly? MichMary Feb 2018 #85

I love stories like this. Cartoonist Feb 2018 #87

Sounds reasonable. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #90

church school what do you expect...leave your rights and freedoms at the door dembotoz Feb 2018 #93