{"id":2293,"date":"2010-04-28T20:01:51","date_gmt":"2010-04-29T03:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/?p=2293"},"modified":"2010-04-28T20:01:51","modified_gmt":"2010-04-29T03:01:51","slug":"vancouver-teacher-fired-because-she%e2%80%99s-a-lesbian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2010\/04\/28\/vancouver-teacher-fired-because-she%e2%80%99s-a-lesbian\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver teacher fired because she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a lesbian"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Vancouver music teacher who describes herself as a lesbian says she has been fired from a Catholic private school after parents who were worried that their daughters might follow the teacher\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lead complained to the administration.<\/p>\n
Lisa Reimer had told the principal at Little Flower Academy that she was a lesbian and her partner was expecting a baby, states a news release distributed Wednesday by the B.C. Teachers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Federation on behalf of the B.C. Pride Education Network.<\/p>\n
Ms. Reimer asked for a parental leave in December, well in advance of the child\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s birth. However the school in January denied \u00e2\u20ac\u0153her parental rights,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the teachers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 group stated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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