When she began working at St Anne’s in September 2022, Miss Soydag said she was heartened by its “commitment” to Christianity and the fact there were “Bible verses and crosses in every room”.
However in February 2023, she claims she was called in for a meeting with a senior member of staff – who told her that elements of her online activity had been brought to the school’s attention.
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She claims the member of staff said that this video was concerning because if the statements were made by a man they would be deemed ‘misogynistic’.
‘Accounts must be kept private’
Miss Soydag says she was told at the meeting that all employees’ social media accounts must be kept private and to take down the video which included the woman in Muslim clothing.
However, a fortnight later she was summoned to another meeting after further complaints were made.
Miss Soydag was eventually sacked on her birthday despite attempting to make her accounts less visible, as a senior staff member said her accounts were “global” and it was “too little too late”.
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However, Miss Soydag claims she was not given an opportunity to explain the purpose of her social media account and that sometimes she did not always agree on every video she posted, but shared them to generate debate.
* Original Article:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/07/catholic-school-counsellor-sacked-misogynistic-instagram/