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Viral Facebook Post Shows PA Teacher Taping Mask On To Child's Face (PHOTO) Viral Facebook Post Shows PA Teacher Taping Mask On To Child's Face (PHOTO)
Viral Facebook Post Shows PA Teacher Taping Mask On To Child's Face (Photo) A Pennsylvania school has issued an apology after a viral Facebook post included a photo of a teacher taping on children's face mask. The image first appeared on Facebook by a group called “North Penn Stronger Together" on Monday, according to the New York Post. The photo was later confirmed to have been taken at Pennfield Middle School in Hatfield after the school issued an apology. "Pro-mask or anti-mask, I hope we can all agree that taping masks to children’s faces crosses the LINE. This was not a joke for the child or the parents,” the post said. *Please be respectful in comments.…

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by Jillian Pikora
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North Penn School District Teacher, Lehigh Valley Native Dies After COVID-19 Battle North Penn School District Teacher, Lehigh Valley Native Dies After COVID-19 Battle
North Penn School District Teacher, Lehigh Valley Native Dies After Covid-19 Battle A longtime teacher with the North Penn School District died Christmas Day after a battle with COVID-19. Andrew G. Jenkins, 47, was fully vaccinated when he died after a "short bout" with the virus, his obituary says. He had been working as a teacher at Pennfield Middle School in Hatfield for 15 years, according to his obit. Born in Allentown, Jenkins graduated from William Allen High School in 1992 and "excelled in football and wrestling," his memorial says. He later earned a bachelor's degree from Moravian University and a master's degree in education from Wilkes University, according to…

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by Nicole Acosta