Legal Opinion
Coulee Catholic Schools v. Labor & Industry Review Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 21, 2009No. 2007AP496PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMichael J. Gableman, J.
¶ 1. Wendy Ostlund ("Ostlund") brought a claim alleging that she was terminated from her first-grade teaching position at a Catholic school on the basis of her age in violation of the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act ("WFEA"). The school responded that her position was "ministerial," maintaining therefore, that her suit was barred by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The La Crosse County Circuit Court, Dale T. Pasell, Judge, determined that her position was not ministerial. In a *283published decision,1 the court of appeals affirmed the judgment of the circuit court.
¶ 2. The…
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