Notre Dame Academy is an all-girls Catholic high school located in Toledo, Ohio. I graduated from NDA in 2016, and I am feeling extreme sadness and embarrassment towards my alma mater at the moment.

Earlier this week, a recent graduate of Notre Dame Academy tweeted about an incident that occurred with students who attend the Junior Academy at Notre Dame. Her tweet read:

After this student tweeted about the incident, it began to gain momentum. News outlets all throughout Toledo have been covering this issue, so, obviously, Notre Dame released a statement:

In the comments on the apology issued by NDA President Kim Grilliot, NDA spoke about the 'Spirit of Inclusion Statement' that was adopted in 2014 by the Board of Trustees. This statement read:

Inclusivity can be defined as "the practice or policy of including people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, such as those who have physical or mental disabilities and members of minority groups."

Forcing an entire group of impressionable students to get up and leave a performance before it has even started simply because the parents were played by two males does not quite fit with the definition of inclusivity. These students were extremely embarrassed, as their walkout was described as by another member of the audience.

Notre Dame Academy preaches an inclusive and welcoming narrative, yet they do not practice it when faced with a real-life situation.

This issue is not about Catholic beliefs on gay rights,this is about practicing what you preach as an institution that has a major part in molding the minds of young women.

If your institution is going to show their pride through this statement you adopted in 2014, then you better follow through with it when it comes to real-life situations. All beliefs aside, that is the bottom line.

Notre Dame Academy may have released an apology on Facebook regarding this incident, but I do not accept this apology. As a graduate of this school, I am ashamed of the behavior that was exhibited here and by the way this situation was handled.

We must do better, and we must start by showing young women how to act with decency and kindness towards other human beings.