DUI Nun Backed By 1,600 Supporters

More than 1,600 people have signed an online petition supporting the nun who was charged with a highly-publicized DUI last weekend.

Sister Kimberly Miller was arrested for DUI in South Jersey last weekend after she backed her pick-up truck into a business and left the scene of the accident, according to multiple reports. Her sobriety test was captured on camera by eyewitnesses and her blood alcohol concentration was twice the legal limit, according to NBC10.

Miller, a teacher at Little Flower High School For Girls, was put on administrative leave after the arrest, the Archdiocese said.

Now, her supporters— parents, students and friends — are backing her with an online petition. The petition pleads for Miller to keep her job, and requests that her contributions to the school not be ”overshadowed by one negative wrongdoing.”

The petition is titled “Save Sr. Kim’s Job.”

Her supporters say she has positively served the Little Flower community and it’s students for many years.

“She has helped her students blossom into the women they are today with her selfless devotion and dedication to her faith and job as a teacher,” the petition states.

“She has been a fine educator and a shoulder to cry on for many of her students. Her wisdom and love has helped many of her students get through the most difficult times of high school. In light of recent events, all of the positive things she has done should not be overshadowed by one negative wrongdoing. If Sr. Kim has had a significant affect on you during your years at Little Flower, help to reinstate her job by signing this petition,” the petition said.

Numerous people added a comment to their signature petition, including students, parents, friends and neighbors.

“We grew up together in the same neighborhood and grade school. Not a bad bone in her. Very dedicated to her faith and schooling and the girls at Little Flower. One wrongdoing should not in anyway wipe out all the good that she does and is,” according to John W. Handley.

A parent of a Little Flower student expressed her unwavering support for Miller. “Her passion anddedication to her students will not be overshadowed by this mistake. We will support, stand by andforgive her. She is sadly missed at school,” Barbara Moore wrote.

(PHOTO: PetitionBuzz.com.)