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Karen Pack was praised as an ‘excellent’ educator, but she says she was sacked by her employer Morling College for being gay – but the College disputes this
Karen Pack was excited about getting married to long-time partner Bronte Scott.
Key points:
- Karen Pack says she was sacked from the Baptist Church’s Morling College for being openly gay, however the College has disputed this
- She had worked there for two years and she believes her ongoing employment was called into question after an email from the public attacking her sexuality
- Under the Sex Discrimination Act, religious institutions can discriminate on the basis of someone’s sexual orientation
The 46-year-old told her work colleagues last year — and then lost her job.
Ms Pack told 7.30 she was sacked – legally, under current laws — because she is openly gay and worked at Morling College, a Baptist education institution in Sydney.
She…
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