School District Near Philadelphia Apologizes for Teacher Taping Mask to Student’s Face

School District Near Philadelphia Apologizes for Teacher Taping Mask to Student’s Face
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Bill Pan
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A Philadelphia-area public school district has apologized after a photo of a teacher taping a mask to a student’s face went viral on social media.

The image in question was first posted on Jan. 17 in the Facebook group North Penn Stronger Together. It appears to show a teacher applying tape to a mask on the face of a student, who was seated in a classroom.