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Philly HS Teachers Stage 'Sick Out' After Student's COVID Death Philly HS Teachers Stage 'Sick Out' After Student's COVID Death
Philly HS Teachers Stage 'Sick Out' After Student's COVID Death Teachers at a Philadelphia high school were protesting a shift to remote learning in an attempt to reduce the rising spread of COVID-19 after a student died of complications from the virus, according to media outlets and family. At least 40 union members at the Olney Charter High School are staging a "sick out," which they say is their way of demanding better health protocols, CentreDaily reports. The school, however, denied that it was not strictly enforcing COVID-19 safety protocols, claiming in a statement that the teachers were attempting to manipulate public opinion in the af…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Philly High School Senior Dies Of COVID-19 Complications Philly High School Senior Dies Of COVID-19 Complications
Philly High School Senior Dies Of Covid-19 Complications Support is pouring in for the loved ones of a high school student in Philadelphia who died Monday after a battle with COVID-19. As of Wednesday, nearly $19,500 had been raised on a GoFundMe page for 17-year-old Alayna Thach, a senior at Olney Charter High School. Thach contracted pneumonia, and her lungs and heart collapsed along with the rest of her organs, resulting in severe brain damage, according to the page. "All medical options were exhausted before her body became too weak to continue her battle with Covid," organizer Hien Yem wrote. Thach had not been vaccinated, CBS3 r…

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by Nicole Acosta