Silence is deafening on O'Hara

It's now been a week since the principal at Cardinal O'Hara High School was dismissed. The silence is deafening.

Marie Rogai now has a lawyer, but not before firing off a broadside questioning just about everything about her firing, from the Cardinal O'Hara Advisory Board to the archdiocese, to Superintendent of Secondary Schools Carol Cary.

Just for good measure, in the letter sent to the entire O'Hara community she identified a prominent member of the advisory board who she claimed had made repeated unwanted 'physical advances' toward her, and that she had informed O'Hara President William McCusker of that situation to no avail.

It turns out those advances weren't sexual, but apparently the man placing his hand on her shoulder, which she didn't care for.

The man, who we did not identify, got a lawyer of his own and fired off his own letter to the archdiocese, categorically denying her claims.

Rogai still wants to know why she was fired, and claims she has been given no documentation for the move, despite reports that some parents had complained about her to the advisory board.

I continue to hear from readers on both sides of the issue. I'll say this, there does not seem to be much in the way of a middle ground here, people either are staunch supporters of Rogai, or they couldn't be happier that she is gone.

I decided maybe the best way to air both these sides is to have them both sit down with me for a session of 'Live From the Newsroom.' That's our live-stream webcast on DelcoTimes.com that we do each Wednesday night from 7-7:30.

I have requests in to both sides. I'd love to have someone from the archdiocese on to give their side, whether it be Superintendent Cary, O'Hara President Bill McCusker, or maybe some members of the O'Hara Advisory Board. They have remained strangely silent on all this.

So far I have not heard back from the archdiocese.

I also have a request in to Daniel McElhatton, the attorney who represents Marie Rogai. He said he would consult with his client.

I'll let you know as soon as I hear.

Do you have questions you'd like to see aired on this issue, either for the archdiocese or Rogai? Email them to me at editor@delcotimes.com and I'll present them during tonight's show.

If there is a show. Keep your fingers crossed.