Petition Circulating to Keep Lansdale Catholic Teacher

A petition is making its rounds in the community to keep a history teacher that was bumped from his position by another Catholic high school teacher with more tenure under the Archdiocese and teachers' union contract.

According to Linda Stein of The Reporter, Jason Skinner taught freshmen World History and Advanced Placement European History for sophomores.

Archdiocese spokesman Kenneth Gavin was quoted as such in The Reporter article:

The Office of Catholic Education is actively in the process of placing teachers in positions that are open in their area of their competency. Teacher placement is regulated by the terms of the labor-management agreement that exists between the secondary school system and the Association of Catholic Teachers. The Archdiocese works to provide as much assistance as possible to teachers experiencing constriction.     

The Reporter states that Lisa Adams, a mother of a senior at Lansdale Catholic, is promoting the petition on Twitter.

The petition has 256 signatures as of Tuesday afternoon.

Here is an excerpt from the petition:

Mr. Skinner is an excellent teacher who has proven to be an exceptional role model to all students. He is well liked and highly respected by the students, parents and faculty. He has shown to have a vested interest in the students and their success during his seven years at Lansdale Catholic High School. It would be a great loss to our community to lose him.

We deeply appreciate his ability to connect with our students and make Lansdale Catholic High School a better place. We implore you to consider Mr. Skinner for any open position at Lansdale Catholic High School.

You can sign the petition can be found at http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/keep-mr-skinner-at-lansdale-catholic-high-school.html