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After three decades of dedicated service as a teacher in
Connecticut's New Britain School District, Marisol Arroyo-Castro
is being threatened with termination for having a small crucifix near
her desk.

For the past 10 years, Marisol has displayed her crucifix in her
personal space. As a devout Catholic, the crucifix reminds her to pray
and provides comfort throughout the day as she faithfully teaches her
students.

Despite our victory at the Supreme Court for Coach Kennedy and
expressions of faith in the workplace, the school district has decided
to force Marisol to choose between her job and her faith.

Watch Marisol share about the religious discrimination she has faced
since they demanded she remove the cross from her classroom.

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When she couldn't comply with the vice principal's
demands, Marisol was suspended without pay for two days, then placed
on administrative leave and recently demoted to a non-teaching
position, all while facing the threat of termination.

It's hard to imagine why other teachers are allowed to display
things like Baby Yoda figures, Patriots football pennants and even a
photograph of the Virgin Mary...

Yet Marisol's crucifix is unacceptable?

The truth is that no teacher should be forced to purge their workspace
of anything religious.

It doesn't matter if the principal doesn't like it. It
doesn't matter if the superintendent doesn't like it. It
doesn't even matter if the governor of Connecticut doesn't
like it.

Bottom line - Marisol has the constitutional right to display
her crucifix.

It's time to put a stop to this district's
unconstitutional behavior.

That's why we've filed a lawsuit in federal court along
with a complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC).

And we won't stop fighting for Marisol until the New Britain
School District:

* stops its mistreatment of Marisol
* stops discriminating against religious employees
* allows all of its teachers and staff to engage in personal
expressions of faith

Will you fight with Marisol for the right to express her faith?
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We can't allow religious discrimination in the workplace to
continue.

Your best gift today will give our expert attorneys the resources they
need to fight back against this out-of-control school district.



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