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Nordonia Hills News-Leader
by Eric Marotta and Briana Barker Editor and Reporter Published: May 27, 2015
Nordonia Hills — In addition to sponsoring a www.change.org petition calling for Board of Education President Jim Virost’s resignation, the Facebook group U-KNIGHTED for our Children has also sponsored a petition on the same website calling for the Cleveland Caltholic Diocese’s “evaluation” of the Rev. Ralph Wiatrowski, pastor of St. Barnabas Parish.
“We are asking for the immediate evaluation of Father Ralph Wiatrowski as the right choice for pastor and leader of St. Barnabas Parish and School,” the petition states.
Around 190 individuals had signed the online petition by press time May 22.
Both the Rev. Wiatrowski and Virost wrote pre-sentencing letters to the Summit County Court of Common Pleas on behalf of former School Board President Steve Bittel, who was sentenced to 14 years in prison on felony charges related to child pornography and a police standoff he initiated last September.
The Rev. Wiatrowski said he welcomes a review.
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