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
Some major victories scored for 2016 president ial frontrunners democrat Hillary Clinton, and republican donald trump. Both candidates are the projected winners in 7 states in the super tuesday contests. Heres a look at the break down of super tuesday wins. Donald trump takes alabama, arkansas, massachusetts, tennessee, georgia, virginia and vermont. Overnight ted cruz picked up a win in the alaska gop caucus. He also won his home state of texas, and took oklahoma. And florida senator, marco rubio picks up his first win in the primary contests winning overall votes in minnesota. For the democrats Hillary Clinton is the projected winner in texas, alabama, arkansas, tennessee, georgia, virginia, and now massachusetts where she nearly tied with bernie her challenger Bernie Sanders picks up a win in his home state of vermont tonight. He also picks up oklahoma, colorado and minnesota. Though trump and clinton left super tuesday as bit winners, they still face competition from within their o
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