New Details Emerge After Lower Gwynedd Elementary Principal's Antisemitic Remarks

Superintendent calls for principal’s firing following antisemitic voicemail

LOWER GWYNEDD — After reports of antisemitic remarks left on a voicemail sent shockwaves through the community, the Wissahickon School Board will vote to fire Lower Gwynedd Elementary School Principal Philip Leddy at a special meeting, Superintendent Mwenyewe Dawan said Monday. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Dawan. Leddy, who’s been the elementary school principal since September 2023, was accused of le…

Pennsylvania principal to be fired over antisemitic voicemail: ‘They control the banks’

A Pennsylvania elementary school principal is facing termination by his school district after he accidentally recorded himself making antisemitic remarks in a voicemail to a Jewish parent. Philip Leddy, the principal of the Lower Gwynedd Elementary School in Montgomery County, confirmed to the Wissahickon School District that he had made the antisemitic remarks heard on the voicemail message Friday morning after he believed he had disconnected t…

Board to vote on whether principal will be fired after alleged antisemitic remarks

A Pennsylvania school board is set to vote on whether an elementary school principal will be fired after he allegedly made antisemitic remarks during a phone call. In a letter sent to parents last week, Wissahickon School District Superintendent Dr. Mwenyewe Dawan wrote that Lower Gwynedd Elementary School Philip Leddy was leaving a voicemail for a parent when he began speaking with another staffer, believing the call was disconnected. During th…

New Details Emerge After Lower Gwynedd Elementary Principal's Antisemitic Remarks

The principal had left a voicemail and thought he had hung up the phone when the comments were made.

Elementary School May Fire DEI-Expert Principal For Allegedly Making Antisemitic Comments On Parent’s Voicemail

A Montgomery County, Pa., elementary school principal is on administrative leave Friday after admitting he used antisemitic language, Philadelphia-area media outlets reported. After leaving a voicemail for a parent, Principal Phillip Leddy of Lower Gwynedd Elementary School allegedly went on the antisemitic rant while using profanity after he thought the phone had been hung up, [...] The post Elementary School May Fire DEI-Expert Principal For A…

Pennsylvania Principal Antisemitic Voicemail Sparks Firing

A Pennsylvania elementary school principal is facing termination after an accidentally recorded voicemail captured antisemitic remarks about a Jewish parent and the broader Jewish community. The incident has triggered outrage among parents, Jewish leaders, and school officials, prompting swift disciplinary action by the district. Philip Leddy, principal of Lower Gwynedd Elementary School, was placed on administrative leave after leaving a voicem…