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Indiana Court Tosses Lawsuit of Gay Teacher Fired by Catholic High School

Indiana Court Tosses Lawsuit of Gay Teacher Fired by Catholic High School
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Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
5/11/2021|Updated: 5/11/2021

An Indiana court has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis by a Catholic high school teacher who was fired over his same-sex marriage.

The lawsuit was filed by Joshua Payne-Elliott, who had worked as a world language and social studies teacher at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis for 13 years. In 2019, the archdiocese threatened to strip the Catholic status of Cathedral and Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, where Payne-Elliott’s same-sex partner worked, if the couple remained on their staff.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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