Disgust by Seattle Eastside Catholic school students over firing of gay teacher over summer marriage spreads to other Catholic schools; alumni threaten to stop funding high school

Former Eastside swimming coach Mark Zmuda (right)
with husband Dana Jergens

Although several Eastside Catholic alumni have said they will stop financial support of the institution, the school's hands are tied as the firing was ordered by the Seattle Archdiocese.
    Eastside's spokesman, Mike Patterson, referred to Zmuda, as an "exemplary" administrator.
     On Wednesday, walkouts and sitins effectively shut down Eastside; the protests also spread to other Seattle Catholic schools.