School holidays. Reporter i went out today to talk to parent about what they think about these parents. I got a pretty positive reaction. Philadelphia schools already have off for yom kippur, students also have off for a winter recess that includes christmas. So parents, both muslim and nonmuslim said why not these two . When salema was in school, it was different. I grew up as a muslim child in the Public School system of philadelphia. And i remember people didnt understand what it was to be a muslim or what our holidays were. Reporter now philadelphia Muslim Students will be able to get excused absences for two islamic holidays. And next year all students could be off if the holiday calendar is approved by the School Reform commission. I feel as though any religion, any other religion can have off, why not muslims . Reporter shiranda is not muslim and has two children in Philadelphia Schools. She likes the idea. Its not about the children having off. Its not fair for the religion. I
A break from the heat and more rain. First a murder mystery. A womans body dumped in a Chester County pond. Police need to find her killer and her identity. Nbc 10 news at 5 00 starts now. A witness found the victim at a popular swimming hole. Was a cinder block tied to her body. Monique braxton is joining us now from Chester County. I know you spoke with the witness who actually called police . Thats right. We did. The witness tells us his fatherinlaw was fishing in that pond, surrounded by american flags when he saw what he thought was a womans body. I thought maybe she was stuck under a rock. Reporter little did jason rudder and his father know that the africanamerican woman was attached to a cinder block. That was hoeing her under water. Thats even scarier. Reporter jason said what he saw, a topless woman wearing shorts, bobbing up and down in the current three to four feet out near this middle pipe is something he will all remember. Silently shocked in a way. We left, i got on wit