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Catholic school fires Louisiana band director after husband's obituary reveals he is gay
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:40 am
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:40 am
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Mark Richards said St. Francis Xavier School, in Metairie, Louisiana, terminated him from his job after a “disgruntled” parent contacted the school after reading the obituary. “It’s just a stab in the back,” the 63-year-old band director told New Orleans' NBC affiliate WDSU. “It’s just time for this to stop. The rest of the free world does not think homosexuality is a big deal.”
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Richards’ sexual identity apparently violates a “morality clause” in the contract for the school, a document he said he signed with “a wink and a nudge since it was no big secret that I am gay.”
According to the NBC affiliate, the contract still specifically outlines that any engagement “in homosexual activity” violates the morality clause, as does obtaining an abortion or fathering a child out of wedlock.
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This post was edited on 7/3/25 at 5:51 am
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Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:41 am to LSUTANGERINE
If he had banged a few children they would have given him a raise
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:42 am to LSUTANGERINE
In a vacuum he’s right, but he is working for a catholic school.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:44 am to Free888
Ah right! I forgot God Almighty recently stepped down and let Free888 decide morality and right/wrong. Carry on
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:45 am to LSUTANGERINE
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The rest of the free world does not think homosexuality is a big deal.”
Then work anywhere else that doesn’t have a morality clause.
There should be no outrage on either side. When you sign a contract then willingly violate it there isn’t really much to talk about.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:46 am to Free888
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he’s right
About what?
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:46 am to Tarpon08
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There should be no outrage on either side. When you sign a contract then willingly violate it there isn’t really much to talk about.
I don’t think he’s contesting it. He’s just outing the school.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:48 am to LSUTANGERINE
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He’s just outing the school.
A private Catholic school fires a man after violating the morality clause of his contract. News at 11!
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:50 am to LSUTANGERINE
Nope...re-wrod title to appear as
Catholic school fires Louisiana band director after he violates a “morality clause” in the contract for the school that he agreeably signed knowing he was in violation of.
Catholic school fires Louisiana band director after he violates a “morality clause” in the contract for the school that he agreeably signed knowing he was in violation of.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:50 am to LSUTANGERINE
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He’s just outing the school.
outing the school for rightly firing him?
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:50 am to LSUTANGERINE
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Mark Richards
AKA - VOR
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:51 am to Free888
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In a vacuum he’s right, but he is working for a catholic school.
Yep...the issue isn't being gay. The issue is signing a clause that say's you're not when you in fact are.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:51 am to icecreamsnowball
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outing the school for rightly firing him?
Yes, and also outing the school for knowing he was gay for the many years he worked there.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:53 am to LSUfan4444
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Nope...re-wrod title to appear as Catholic school fires Louisiana band director after he violates a “morality clause” in the contract for the school that he agreeably signed knowing he was in violation of.
Or maybe reword it to “Catholic school behaves very Christian like and fires Louisiana band Director after he violates a morality clause in the contract that he signed, even though they knew he was in violation for all the years he previously worked“
This post was edited on 7/3/25 at 5:54 am
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:53 am to RollTide1987
If the school knew he was openly gay and just now decided to do something does he not have any legal recourse?
Also sounds like a pretty poor time to do it if he has just lost his partner.
Also sounds like a pretty poor time to do it if he has just lost his partner.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:55 am to LSUTANGERINE
A morality cause doesn't require an employer to terminate an employee for a violation, it simply gives them the ability to do so. They are not required to enforce it. He signed it, he was required to adhere to it.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:55 am to AcadiaParishTiger
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If the school knew he was openly gay and just now decided to do something does he not have any legal recourse?
No
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:55 am to AcadiaParishTiger
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Also sounds like a pretty poor time to do it if he has just lost his partner.
Apparently, a parent complained. Either a donor or the parent threatened to wreck sh**.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:56 am to LSUfan4444
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morality cause doesn't require an employer to terminate an employee for a violation, it simply gives them the ability to do so. They are not required to enforce it. He signed it, he was required to adhere to it.
Yes, I am aware of that. I am not claiming it was illegal. Only that it was very Christian like.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:57 am to LSUTANGERINE
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The rest of the free world does not think homosexuality is a big deal.
So the opinion of the world is what matters? Or is it the teachings of the Bible? Hint: it’s a catholic school.
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