Masks Being Taped To Students Faces In American Schools. Investigation Opened

An investigation has been opened after it was found that masks were being taped to students' faces forcefully by teachers in schools.

Parents are demanding answers following allegations that teachers forced middle school students in Colorado Springs to tape masks to their faces.

Academy School District 20 has said it will investigate the claims. More than 100 students and staff members are being interviewed about the situation.

A picture of a sixth-grader from Chinook Trail Middle School with a mask taped to her face made the rounds on social media over the weekend.

The child’s mother said she posted the picture to find out if other parents were aware of a “policy” of taped masks, and whether it had been done to other students.

“It’s a type of a restraint to me,” said Parent Stephanie M.

Stephanie told FOX21 News that on Friday she sent her daughter a picture from Timehop, an app that shares photos from years past, and said her daughter sent a selfie in retu...

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