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Updated: 10:54 AM EDT May 5, 2021 A North Allegheny teacher is on administrative leave following allegations of physical abuse against a kindergarten student. This all started when the mother of a student who is non-verbal and has Down syndrome, received a call from the principal at Hosack Elementary School. She said the principal later showed her a video of what happened in an adaptive gym class. Nicole Glancy said she saw the video from the school that shows a gym teacher trying to force her daughter onto a scooter. “She doesn’t want to go on the scooter. He’s still holding her hand. He proceeds to pull her while she is sitting on the floor. I would say a foot to 2 feet he drags her,” Glancy said. “It was devastating to watch. You don’t want to see your child struggling especially with a teacher who you’re supposed to trust. It’s absolutely disgusting to me.”The acting superintendent of the North Allegheny School District released a statement Tuesday af
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Some parents upset with North Allegheny’s new remote learning plan are expected to rally at the intermediate school at 9 a.m. Monday, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI.
The group, North Allegheny Parents for In-Person Education, disagrees with the district’s plan to keep students learning from home through Jan. 18. They say students are falling behind and the district isn’t meeting Pennsylvania Department of Education Guidelines.
District officials were not immediately able to be reached for comment.
North Allegheny announced its extended at-home learning plan last week, with high school students returning today to online-only instruction through at least mid-January to help slow the spike in covid-19 cases gripping the region. Students in K-8 return to remote learning on Wednesday.