Louisiana Catholic School Music Teacher Fired when Parent Discovered His Late Husband’s Obituary

Catholic School teacher claims he was fired after husband’s obituary revealed he was gay

A Louisiana Catholic school teacher claims he was dismissed from his role after his husband’s obituary publicly revealed he was gay.  Mark Richards says a parent complained to New Orleans’ St Francis Xavier School, where he was a music teacher, after reading his late husband’s obituary – which listed Mark as his spouse.  The 63-year-old says employees of the school have to sign a mortality clause. WDSU News obtained this document, which outlines…

Louisiana Catholic school music teacher fired when parent discovered his late husband’s obituary

Gay Catholic school teacher Mark Richards said he was fired after a parent discovered his late husband's obituary and accused him of breaking the school's morality clause.

Teacher fired after being outed by his husband's obituary

Mark Richards was fired from his position as a teacher at St Francis Xavier school in New Orleans after his employer learned he’d been in a same-sex marriage. They discover the information via an obituary after Richards husband died. The 63-year-old music teacher began working at the school in 2003 he never made any secret of his sexuality. When he began working for the school he’d been in a relationship with John Messinger for two years. His em…

US Catholic school fires teacher after husband’s obituary reveals his marriage to a man