Connecticut teacher reportedly suspended by school district for refusing to remove cross beside desk

Father Gerald Murray joins ‘The Ingraham Angle’ to weigh in on a New York Times article raising questions about the birth of Jesus. FIRST ON FOX– A public school teacher in Connecticut, who is Catholic, was allegedly suspended and "threatened with termination" after refusing to remove a crucifix beside her desk, according to her legal representatives. First Liberty Institute, a nonprofit religious liberty law firm, along with legal firm WilmerHale, fired off a warning letter to the Consolidated School District of New Britain on Tuesday, accusing the district of violating the constitutional rights of their client, DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School teacher Marisol Arroyo-Castro, with its actions.

The letter, first shared with Fox News Digita l, alleges school leaders suspended Castro without pay, placed her on administrative leave and threatened to terminate her employment, "all for displaying a crucifix beside her desk in the corner of the classroom." The tenured teacher and grandmother had displayed a small crucifix, among other personal items, beside her classroom desk for the past ten years before the dispute, according to the letter. First Liberty claims that other personal items, including religious ones, can also be found in other teachers' workspaces at the school.

ATTORNEY SAYS ‘A LOT OF TEACHERS COMING TO US’ AFTER THEY ARE BEING FORCED TO USE STUDENTS' PREFERRED PRONOUNS Legal group First Liberty says DiLoreto Elementary and Middle School teacher Marisol .