Principal Removes Obama Lawn Sign Catholic School Was Getting Complaints

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Waukesha -- The heated reaction to a Barack Obama sign appearing in the Catholic Memorial High School principal's yard "reflects a complex intersection of personal politics, free speech and the need for clarity about the Catholic identity," the school's president says.

The perceived endorsement by Principal Mark Schmitt, of an abortion-rights candidate -- a key issue for abortion-opposing Catholics -- led to complaints by some parents, and Schmitt removed the sign Wednesday evening.

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Principal Removes Obama Lawn Sign Catholic School Was Getting Complaints

But school leaders are still wrestling with the ethical fallout, said Father Paul Hartmann, the...

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