A Georgia teacher's obituary pleaded for mask wearing. At a school board meeting, 3 officials refused.
Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
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In the wake of three teacher deaths from COVID-19 in Cobb County, Georgia, school board officials refused to wear face masks at a board meeting Thursday when asked by a district employee.
It was kindergarten art teacher Patrick Key's dying wish.
"Patrick felt passionate about wearing masks during the pandemic," his obituary said. "In lieu of flowers, please buy and wear a mask to protect others and yourself in honor of him."
Key, 53, a Marietta resident, died Christmas Day after a 41-day battle with COVID-19 in the ICU, according to the obituary. He was a "life-long lover of all things comic books, science fiction, Star Wars and Manga," the obituary said. He taught in Cobb County, a suburban county of Atlanta, for 23 years.