Catholic Teacher Says She Lost Job After Answering Students’ Questions on Abortion, Faith
July 16, 2026
An American Catholic teacher who was working in Scotland says she lost her job after responding to students’ questions about American life, including abortion, President Donald Trump and transgender issues.
Christianity Daily reports that Morse’s dismissal took place in November 2025 while she was teaching history to her students and had given the class a worksheet about the rise of Adolf Hitler.
Morse said students began asking her questions about the United States, including what she believed about abortion, to which she responded: “I am a faithful Roman Catholic, and I am against it.”
When asked about abortion in cases of rape, Morse said she explained her belief that an unborn child should not be punished for the circumstances of conception. Morse said she acknowledged that others may hold different views.
Later the same day, Morse said she received an email asking her to meet with a senior staff member where she learned that her employment was being terminated because she discussed religion and abortion with students.
According to Christianity Daily, Morse maintains that she did not attempt to persuade the students and only responded to their questions with “short, factual statements of personal belief.”
Morse said, “I was not offered any sort of right of reply, asked for my account of what happened or how my legally protected beliefs were raised in the context of a history class and the head teacher wouldn’t even see me.”
Morse has since filed a case against Arbroath High School, which is operated by Angus Council, alleging discrimination.
An employment tribunal is scheduled to begin Aug. 24 with the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) backing Morse’s legal challenge.
Michael Robinson, executive director of SPUC, said in a statement, “The dismissal of a teacher for respectfully answering a student’s question truthfully according to her conscience is a grave matter.”
Robinson added, “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.”
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