NEW ORLEANS, June 27, 2001 (LSN.ca) – Archdiocese of New Orleans school officials are providing educators copies of the schools’ “lifestyle policy”, stipulating that educators in Catholic schools must uphold Catholic morality. The three-page statement was handed out with the contract renewals for the new school year and insisted that all employees, regardless of faith, may not have an abortion or assist anyone in doing so. The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that the statement says that infringement of the contract rules “may lead to discipline and/or termination.”
J. Ren{197}{189} Coman, superintendent of the 103 archdiocesan schools, told the paper that the notice is part of an effort to preserve the religious mission of the institutions. He said it should serve as a reminder, in a time when more lay people than ever are running Catholic schools, that advancing the faith is the primary goal of Catholic education. The paper also says educators may not live with a sexual partner, father a child or become pregnant out of wedlock or use pornography or illicit drugs.
See the New Orleans Times-Picayune coverage at: https://www.nolalive.com/archives/t-p/index.ssf?/newsstory/morals26.html