There have been quite a few media reports about pharmacists refusing to fill Plan B, the morning-after-pill, because of personal moral objections. Now, a Roman Catholic nurse says she was punished for refusing to teach a sex education class.

Maria Sulewski, 55, opposes birth control and contraception. She claimed she was punished with a less desirable work assignment in November 2006 after refusing to do a presentation on birth control and contraception for two area elementary and junior high schools.

Sulewski sued, and the Erie County health board approved a $12,500 settlement on Tuesday in the case.

There have been many claims about sex educators not being properly equipped to teach classes and not being clear on what material to teach. But in this case, Sulewski knew what to teach, but was morally opposed. This article makes me wonder whether this is a common issue and, if so, how schools are dealing with it.

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