Moorehead has worked for the district for 17 years, but he said the notoriety has cost him the respect and trust of his community. He has had to delete his social media accounts and fears for his safety, noting his address and phone number have been posted online. I don’t know how I can get that trust back. I don’t know how I can get that reputation back, Moorehead told the Morning Call. I’m shocked that this happened and I’m scared about my future.
On the day after the riot, Superintendent Thomas Parker posted a letter on the district s website stating a teacher had been suspended and was under investigation for his role in the insurrection. Moorehead was not named, nor was the school where he worked. But the letter emphasized the community s response to his social media postings from Washington.
Michael Rubinkam January 27, 2021 - 12:55 PM
One day after the deadly insurrection in Washington, a Pennsylvania school district announced it was suspending a teacher who, the district asserted, âwas involved in the electoral college protest that took place at the United States Capitol Building.â
Three weeks later, Jason Moorehead is fighting to restore his reputation and resume teaching after he says the Allentown School District falsely accused him of being at the Capitol during the siege. The district says Mooreheadâs social media posts about the events of Jan. 6, and not just his presence in Washington that day, are a focus of its probe.
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For the first time, we ve heard from the Allentown School District teacher who was placed on leave after he posted pictures of himself attending the rally for President Trump that preceeded a riot at the U.S. Capitol. Jason Moorehead, a teacher at Raub Middle School, tells CNN he did nothing wrong. I was there to observe first-hand a historic day and was never within a mile of the rioting that happened which I didn t know about until much later, Moorehead said. A statement from the school says Moorehead was indeed at the Capitol. Moorehead and his attorney say they haven t heard anything from the district since he was placed on leave.