( CNN ) -- A private religious school in Texas has denied admission to the daughter of a lesbian couple who wanted to enroll the child in preschool , citing its `` clear teaching of the Christian faith '' for the refusal . In a statement e-mailed to CNN sister network HLN , the dean of St. Vincent 's Cathedral School in the Dallas suburb of Bedford , Texas , said the school is standing on its principles `` in matters of marriage and sex outside of marriage '' by refusing to seat 4-year-old Olivia Harrison . `` St. Vincent 's School as a ministry of St. Vincent 's Cathedral upholds the clear teaching of the Christian faith , the Holy Bible , and the Anglican Church in North America , '' the Rev . Ryan Reed said . `` We based our decisions about enrollment on what is best for the children of St. Vincent 's as a whole and in conformity with the above standards , '' he said . `` We regret the disappointment the mother feels , but also do not understand why she would want to enroll her child in a school that would undercut her own personal values at home . '' Olivia 's mother , Jill Harrison , told HLN 's `` Prime News '' that was fine with her . `` I absolutely would not want her to partake in a school where they did not believe or condone the relationship that we have together , '' she said . St. Vincent 's is part of a conservative movement that broke away from the U.S. Episcopal Church in 2008 , in part over the Episcopal church 's positions on gay and lesbian rights . The Anglican Church in North America claims about 100,000 adherents . In a follow-up e-mail , Reed said that the school had no problem with a single mother , `` lesbian or not , living chaste '' -- but said St. Vincent 's has taken a hard line in other cases . He said it has rejected an earlier preschool applicant who came from a gay household , fired an unmarried teacher who became pregnant and removed a man `` from leadership roles in the school '' after he left his wife for another woman . Reed said Jill Harrison had told the school 's admissions director she was going through a divorce . But Jill Harrison told HLN that she had listed herself as Olivia 's mother on the application and put her partner 's name down as a mother as well , after scratching out `` father '' on the application . She and her partner , Tracy Harrison , said the school appeared to have no problem with admitting Olivia until after they attended a recent parents ' night at the school . Tracy Harrison said she was raised in a strict Baptist home , she and her partner thought St. Vincent 's could give Olivia a good education and impart `` the basic Bible teachings ... follow the Golden Rule , the Ten Commandments , be kind to your neighbor . '' `` The God that I know and the God that I love will love me and love my children no matter what , '' she said . HLN 's Tracey Jordan contributed to this report .
Anglican school uses God 's ` ` clear teaching '' for denial . Moms say there was no problem until they had parents ' night . ` ` The God that I love will love me and protect my children no matter what '' The school 's principal says it has been strict in other cases .