A curious case in Wisconsin seems to have drawn to a close: it involves a complaint filed by a former teacher at a Catholic school, who claims she was fired illegally because she had in vitro fertilization. Evidently, there’s been a settlement.

Here’s part of the AP account:

Kelly Romenesko had filed a complaint against the Appleton Catholic Educational System/Xavier, which runs seven Catholic schools in Appleton.

The details of the settlement were not disclosed today.

Some money was paid to Romenesko for attorney fees and loss of earnings, but it didn’t come from the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay or the school district, school system attorney Greg Gill Sr. said.

An administrative law judge previously found probable cause that the system discriminated against Romenesko.

Romenesko’s attorney, Jim Jones, said the case has been dismissed and his client was satisfied.

“I think that Kelly was trying to do what was best for her family,” he said.

Romenesko said she now believes her termination in 2004 didn’t violate her legal rights.

ACES/Xavier fired Romenesko, who taught French at St. Joseph Middle School and Xavier High School, five days after she told her supervisors she’d become pregnant using in vitro fertilization, a procedure the church opposes on moral grounds.

The school system said undergoing in vitro fertilization violated her teaching contract, which required she uphold the church’s teachings. The delay in firing her led Romenesko to believe her pregnancy was the reason for her termination. She gave birth to twin daughters in March 2005.

Romenesko said in a letter explaining her decision that while she won’t be fully compensated for her losses, “a financial contribution will be made to my family to help (lessen) the financial burden that challenging the termination decision has imposed upon us.”