April 29, 2013
Special Education instructional assistant Ashley Kappatos lets second grader Tara Sankner cut ten inches off her hair to be donated to Locks of Love. Principal Robert D’Amato stands with an improvised drape as Sankner is about to shave his head.
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Close Shave at Lees Corner
When second grader Tara Sankner was diagnosed with brain cancer, the staff and faculty at Lees Corner Elementary School got ready to help her through her journey. The first milestone was the day she came into school with a shaved head. Some younger students were confused about the changes Sankner was going through and made some comments and observations that were inadvertently hurtful. Tara’s mom Tammy Sankner, Principal Robert D’Amato and Tara’s teacher Vicki McGorty felt the best way to help Tara was to share her story with the students at Lees Corner Elementary School during the morning news program.
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