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Are loyalty oaths really necessary?(EDITOR'S NOTE)(Editorial)
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University Business
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June 1, 2008
- Author:
- Goral, Tim
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WENDY GONAVER LOST HER TEACHING job at California State University, Fullerton in May because she refused to sign a state-mandated loyalty oath for all state employees. Gonaver, a practicing Quaker and pacifist, believes the oath is an infringement on her religious beliefs and her rights to free speech. Gonaver offered to sign the oath as long as she could attach a statement expressing her pacifism. The school turned her down.
CSU officials say they are simply following the law, and Gonaver, as a state employee, is required to sign the oath. But unlike some other institutions, CSU doesn't permit employees to submit personal statements with the oath. "The position of the ...