Christian teacher was 'quite shocked' after getting fired for telling student she's pro-life
A Christian teacher in the United Kingdom says she was fired after telling a student she was pro-life during a classroom discussion, describing her shock at losing her job over remarks she says were simply an honest response to a student's question.Anita Meston, a secondary school teacher who taught French and humanities at Biddick Academy, told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview she was covering a history lesson about the bombing of Dresden when students began asking about her views on Israel and abortion.Meston said she initially asked students to compare the bombing of Dresden with the conflict between Israel and Gaza in an effort to encourage classroom discussion.FIRED SCHOOL COUNSELOR LOSES AGAIN AFTER FREE SPEECH FIGHT OVER GENDER-THEMED BOOKS IN HIS OFFICEA Christian teacher in the U.K.said she was fired after answering a question by a student about her beliefs on abortion.
(iStock)As the discussion progressed, a student asked whether she supported abortion."And I said, 'No, I'm pro-life,'" Meston recalled."And she said, ‘Well, what does that mean?’"Meston said she explained that her Christian beliefs would prevent her from participating in an abortion if she worked in a medical setting."And I said, also, I know women who've had abortions who've regretted them," Meston said.
"And she then responded with, ‘Well I know women who've had abortions who haven't regretted them,’ and I said, ‘Well that's fair enough.’ And then we moved back to the lesson, whatever was left of it."NASHVILLE SCHOOL PULLS LGBT BOOKS AFTER CHRISTIAN TEACHER WAS DISCIPLINED FOR REFUSING TO READ ONEAnita Meston said a student asked her questions about her pro-life beliefs, which led to her firing.(Daniel de la Hoz/Getty Images)But Meston claims the exchange cost her her job."I was quite shocked actually," she told Fox News Digital, describing a subsequent meeting with the school's head teacher.Meston said the head teacher accused her of sharing personal opinions in c...