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Beloved CT Teacher Dies From Flu Complications
A middle school teacher was one of eight people who died from the flu last week.
By Chris Rhatigan , Patch Staff
Feb 14, 2020 9:49 am ET | Updated Feb 14, 2020 2:00 pm ET
WATERBURY, CT — A teacher at West Side Middle School in Waterbury has died as a result of flu complications, leaving the community in mourning, according to several media reports. Harley Gaafar, 28, who taught ESL, died late Tuesday afternoon.
Social workers and grief counselors have been made available for students. District officials described Gaafar as a "beloved member of the staff" and expressed its "deepest condolences to the family," according to NBC Connecticut...
Beloved CT Teacher Dies From Flu Complications
A middle school teacher was one of eight people who died from the flu last week.
By Chris Rhatigan , Patch Staff
Feb 14, 2020 9:49 am ET | Updated Feb 14, 2020 2:00 pm ET
WATERBURY, CT — A teacher at West Side Middle School in Waterbury has died as a result of flu complications, leaving the community in mourning, according to several media reports. Harley Gaafar, 28, who taught ESL, died late Tuesday afternoon.
Social workers and grief counselors have been made available for students. District officials described Gaafar as a "beloved member of the staff" and expressed its "deepest condolences to the family," according to NBC Connecticut...