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Lancaster teacher could be fired for making students breakfast during PSSA tests
He's being fired for causing a distraction during a test. Who knew children eating breakfast was such a distraction?
A teacher in Lancaster County could be out of a job after making pancakes for his students while they took the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) last week.
Teacher Kyle Byler told LancasterOnline he was suspended without pay on April 10 after assistant principal Marian Grill walked past Byler's class and asked why he was making breakfast for his students.
Byler, 38, brought an electric griddle into class and made each student one whole-grain pancake to eat during their test, according to the report.
He was called into a meeting with administrators a day later, where he was told he would be terminated for causing a distraction during the test, according to the report.
"I don't understand what I did wrong, to be honest with you," Byler said. "There was no infraction whatsoever. At no point was it any distraction for any of the students. They worked their butts off."
Officials with School District of Lancaster declined to comment to LancasterOnline, saying the matter was a personnel matter.
Byler told LancasterOnline the school board is expected to approve his firing at its meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m.
He's being fired for causing a distraction during a test. Who knew children eating breakfast was such a distraction?