Do Teachers at Religious Schools Still Have Civil Rights?

As a religious studies teacher at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, a Catholic High School in San Francisco, Ish Ruiz knows he’s probably considered a “minister” by the archdiocese.

But he’s also charged with helping teachers in secular subjects discover their spiritual gifts, or charism, in Catholic nomenclature.

A recent Supreme Court decision on the so-called ministerial exception may shut down those conversations.