A San Diego domestic abuse victim is now out of a
job after she was fired following a "domestic violence dispute"
with her ex-husband.
NBC San Diego reports that Carie Charlesworth, a second-grade teacher
at Holy Trinity School, was placed on indefinite leave and then let go because
school officials feared her ex could put students and other staff in danger.
After a domestic violence incident in January,
Charlesworth's ex showed up outside the school, which was put on lockdown, the
station reports. Charlesworth was "put on indefinite leave" according
to a message sent to students and staff after the incident. She was officially
fired in April. Her four children, who were students at the school, have also
been forbidden from returning.
Though the letter made clear Charlesworth and her
children were no longer welcome at Trinity School, it also noted that Beecher
and Espinoza would "continue to pray" for her and her family.
In an email, Rita Smith, Executive Director for the
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, told The Huffington Post that the
Diocese in San Diego made the "wrong decision."
"Victims of domestic violence need support, and
when they are punished for the behaviors of their abuser, it only reinforces
the message that no one will help them and no one cares," Smith said.
"It would have been so much better for them to work with her to determine
increasing safety plans at her current school, or to look at options to move
her and the children to another location so she could continue to support them
and the children could continue their education."
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