Nathaniel Hawthore wrote: "[The scarlet letter] had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and enclosing her in a sphere by herself." The same could be said of Victoria Crisitello, who, like Hester Prynne in Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," found herself faced with the ramifications of violating religious code when the Catholic school in which she worked learned that Crisitello—an unmarried teacher—was pregnant. The school terminated her employment for engaging in pre-marital sex. Crisitello's pregnancy was her Scarlet Letter, the only visible indicia that she engaged in conduct forbidden by the school, and a Scarlet Letter that, by definition, no male could wear. The New Jersey Supreme Court will soon decide whether her discrimination claims may move forward or are barred by the First Amendment.