Teacher Allegedly Tapes Face Mask On Child’s Face After He Forgot To Wear It

A mother in Las Vegas, Nevada, is calling for the resignation of a Clark County School District (CCSD) substitute teacher after the latter allegedly taped face masks to her students' faces.

The woman, whose identity was not disclosed, claimed the unnamed substitute teacher at Carolyn S. Reedom Elementary School in Mountain's Edge taped her 9-year-old child's face mask on his face after he got up to drink water and forgot to put it back on, Fox 5 reported.

"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," the mother was quoted as saying by the outlet.

"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," she said.

The teacher allegedly added a second layer of tape from the fourth grader's nose to his forehead before the child went to the office to pick up homework he had forgotten at home that had been dropped off by his father.

"When he went to the office to pick up that homework is when one of the administrators noticed the tape on his face," the mother said. The administrator reportedly took the tape off and alerted the principal, who went to the classroom to investigate.

"She saw another student who she thought was my son with tape on their face as well," the mother said.

Other students also had their masks taped to their face in the substitute teacher's classroom since the beginning of the school year, according to the woman’s son.

"He says that he remembers up to five," the mother said.

The school district required face masks in schools regardless of age or COVID-19 vaccination status since July, a report by The New York Post said.

The mother said that the incident was not a political issue and that she supports mask mandates, but she believes 9-year-olds like her son should never be punished in that manner as they claimed they were forgetful, as per Fox 5.

"It’s crazy. Corporal punishment in schools should not be happening," the mother said.

She said she wants the substitute teacher to be held accountable for the incident and for her to never educate children again.

"[My son] was very upset. He was crying. He was humiliated," the mother claimed.

She has allegedly filed a police report since the incident and is looking at changing schools or possibly moving her son to a charter school.

The CCSD reportedly released a statement in response to the incident.

“The district is aware of the isolated incident and is dealing with the employee through the proper channels. The principal proactively notified the family of the investigation,” the statement said.