Because of her sexual orientation. Tonight a group of parents is rallying around the popular educator. Good evening to you, im jessica dean. Waldron Mercy Academy in merion is responding to night to the firing of teacher margie winters. Some parents say the schools actions are unjust. Eyewitness News Reporter matt rivers is live in fairmount where a meeting in support of wints just wrapped up. Matt. Reporter that meeting wrapped up within the last hour and a half or so. It was about two hours long and there was over 130 people here who showed up including the teacher who was fired margie winters. All of the people came out here were told to show their support support. Our cameras are not allowed inside that meeting room but were told margie winters received a standing ovation a show of serious support. Margie winters has been married to her wife since 2007. And she worked add waldron mer cease cad me for about that long that is until last friday when parents were sent an email notifyin
Wints just wrapped up. Matt. Reporter that meeting wrapped up within the last hour and a half or so. It was about two hours long and there was over 130 people here who showed up including the teacher who was fired margie winters. All of the people came out here were told to show their support support. Our cameras are not allowed inside that meeting room but were told margie winters received a standing ovation a show of serious support. Margie winters has been married to her wife since 2007. And she worked add waldron mer cease cad me for about that long that is until last friday when parents were sent an email notifying them that the popular director of religious education had been let go. No specific reason was given but Eyewitness News has learned several parents at the school had complained about winters sexual orientation. In a statement the schools principle would only say for the privilege of calling ourselves catholic we adhere to the teachings of the church. But said the school
Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. Thanks for joining us. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell is live in coatesville tonight. Chris the community is mad. Reporter thats right iain. Someone out there is stealing american flags from the streets of coatesville. Some of them taken during the citys july 4th celebration of all nights. Now, Coatesville Police understand they admit its not the crime of the century but it is a crime that has some peoples blood boiling. Kind of felt hurt. Felt slighted and felt like Somebody Just slapped me in the face. Reporter john palowski has good reason to be upset. You would be, too if you saw this. Id rather not say on here what went through my mind. This is not something that coatesville deserves. Reporter Surveillance Video yo shows a man an woman swiping through american flags from the 300 block of lincoln highway, stolen and drug along the street just a couple of hours after july 4th fireworks fireworks. And this is whats left of another flag ripped down
Felt slighted and felt like Somebody Just slapped me in the face. Reporter john palowski has good reason to be upset. You would be, too if you saw this. Id rather not say on here what went through my mind. This is not something that coatesville deserves. Reporter Surveillance Video yo shows a man an woman swiping through american flags from the 300 block of lincoln highway, stolen and drug along the street just a couple of hours after july 4th fireworks fireworks. And this is whats left of another flag ripped down right from the pole last month on of all days flag day. A lot of heart ache. A lot of pain. It makes you come to tears. You work so hard for a city thats great. Reporter City Council Woman marie lawson was part of all volunteer effort two years ago to bring some city spirit back to coatesville by placing 70 flags on the citys main drag every federal holiday. The vfk post 287 donateed 70 of them. Now police want to find those involved in taking the flags saying its more about