An American living in Scotland said that she was fired from her high school teaching position after she replied to student questions about her views on abortion.
“Government guidelines on political impartiality in the classroom do not prohibit the mention of a teacher’s legally protected beliefs, provided there is no attempt to persuade,” said Michael Robinson, executive director of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, as he commented on the dismissal of Sarah Morse, 66, from Arbroath High School. “Our legal team [is] now preparing legal action against the school and the local authority for discrimination, and Sarah is looking forward to her day in court.”