According to the Courier Times, "the North Penn School District released a statement Wednesday afternoon as the image continued to gain traction online. The statement did not confirm to the school that the incident took place."
The statement reads, in part: "An image taken in one of our classrooms last week and circulating on social media does not represent the universal values that the North Penn School District strives to instill in both our students and staff." "After an immediate investigation, it was determined that while the incident was isolated and no malice was intended, the actions of the teacher were entirely inappropriate and unacceptable, no matter the context."
The statement continues, also not naming the teacher or the school involved, or what actions have been or may be taken in the matter:
"We understand that the act of taping a mask to a student’s face is concerning to many and apologize that it occurred. The matter is serious and it is being addressed with the employee."
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It has not been confirmed who took the photo or when or where precisely the taping happened. The school district did, however, confirm on Wednesday that the incident, similar to a September 2021 incident in Las Vegas, did take place in one of their schools.
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Back in September, the parent of a Las Vegas fourth grade student alleged that a substitute teacher taped a face mask to her son's face during class at a Clark County, Nevada elementary school.
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The mother spoke to a local Fox affiliate on the condition of anonymity about the alleged incident at Reedom Elementary School in Las Vegas. The mother filed a police report about the incident. "I was furious, furious. I was scared for my son on what kind of long-term effect it is going to have on him socially, the fact that the entire class was laughing," the distraught woman told Fox 5 Las Vegas in an interview.
"He went to get a sip of water, forgot to put the mask on. The teacher did not tell him to put it back on or send him to the office, she instead pulled him up in front of the classroom in front of all of the students and she then taped the mask across the top of his face."
School mask mandates are very controversial. In some parts of the country, forcing students to wear a mask has been banned altogether.
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