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A former longtime teacher claims Orchard Lake St. Mary s Preparatory High School fired him after he relayed a student s account of being sexually assaulted by older classmates.
Donald Ambrose taught literature at the Catholic school for more than 20 years until May 2019. He claims in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday that he was fired after pressing school officials to investigate the assault, which occurred on a weekend religious retreat.
The school, which had enrolled only boys until 2020, claimed Ambrose was terminated because of parental complaints about his performance and a run-in with a student who had been disciplined. The stated reasons for Donald Ambrose’s termination are mere pretext for unlawful retaliation for Donald Ambrose complaining of the unlawful sexual assault . and the deliberate indifference of the administration, the lawsuit claims.
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But when Krol’s abuse was repeatedly reported to Orchard Lake’s board of trustees, which includes the Most Rev. Allen H. Vigneron, Archbishop of the Detroit Archdiocese, these men say they were either forced to resign or were abruptly fired. Krol is currently on leave, according to a statement from Steve Gross, Chairman of the Board of Regents:
“In our judgment, these former employees of the Orchard Lake Schools who are asserting these claims while simultaneously seeking to remain anonymous have mischaracterized the circumstances surrounding their terminations. It is important to note all individuals named in the lawsuit are adults. These former employees bringing this employment action did not work with any minors, nor did their roles involve the