One of my newly-hired co-workers told me today that when she was interviewed, the school director asked her if she was christian (it’s a christian school). Not only is that illeagal, but after it was confirmed that the co-worked was indeed a believer, the director then procedes to tell her that there’s a non-christian working there (me, duh) and that it’s caused ‘a lot of problems’ with the other co-workers. She then goes on to say that the school has kept me because being around so many ‘good christians’ might help me learn ‘by example’.
The director never asked me if I was a chirstian. I told her to her face about a month after she hired me, thinking it might make a few of the other people there not-cool with me. She told me then that no one had said a damn word to her, and that she’d let me know if anything of that ilk was said. Furthermore, not one of my co-workers has actually said anything to me or even asked about my beliefs.
Obviously, these ‘good christian’ woman have not only talked about my religious preferences (of which they know nothing since they haven’t asked) behind my back, but the director has actually lied to me about it when I asked if it was an issue. To tell a potential teacher that they’re having ‘problems’ with another’s belief set before they’re even hired is just unprofessional. Then to know that they’re just keeping me around to ‘save’ me instead of my teaching skills makes me sick.
Honestly. if being ‘saved’ means I have to turn into a lying bigot, I’d rather not be. I can forsee this turning into a big problem.