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
And we do sit in a slight risk for Severe Weather as a result. We are finding on storm scan is more moisture than anything. There is not necessarily much falling to the ground but you could still see a spring will in the northwestern suburbs. In the meantime where is this disturbance coming from . It is moving right along here. By the time we hit early evening, we will again have built up enough moisture for one thing but also enough humidity and just instability at the surface to end up, with some stronger storms. So timing things out it is a window of five to 9 00 p. M. Or so and it looks like, it will be classically moving through from northwest to south east of the Lehigh Valley, and down into philadelphia, and moves through from location to location west to east essentially. So you will see these storms later toward some of the area shore points. In the meantime our wind is very calm. We are in the upper 70s. The it is a warm, steamy start even despite a cold front crossing. We ha
Open, man. Dont look at that, dont look at, look at me. I did a prayer before i walked up to him, it was a feeling, keep him conscious, keep him awake. Clark was getting out of his car near blakemore street when two men were shot. It was just after noon on june 26th smarts phone camera rolling. Clark offers a glimpse into the city streets. Most people dont get to see. You stay away dont move him. For more than four minutes, clark in philly from texas for work and other by standers con stan thely talked to the 22yearold victim as he grew wide eyed and started to lose consciousness. I thought, if he nods off, he may not wake up. They scooped the man into a police suv i found this shooting is one of two in the area. Police data shows that overall Violent Crime is down in the city. He was hurt because ive seen so much violence in the city. I dont know what the root of it is, but i just really felt bad that all these kids are playing outside, and this guy randomly drives by shooting up the
I just hope they catch who did it because she was pretty. Reporter complicating the search for the criminal in this case a lack of security cameras or surveillance cameras in this area. None on the houses here over here and then i checked in with the Monumental Baptist Church here. They say they do have cameras but on the inside nothing outside the building that would show this area of west philadelphia. Jesse gary, nbc 10 news. Now to your first alert weather. The beaches in cape may were packed again. Take a look at the swarms of people out there. It will feel a lot better out there than in other parts of the region. Chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz is here to explain. This would be a great weekend to go to cape may, right . Oh, yeah. Its always a good time to go to cape may. Of course. Even in the winter. Different kind of place. If you have never been there, you have to experience it. Its a little cool there today, about 73, 74 degrees in the afternoon. We have blue ski