Teacher's Death Prompts Western PA School District's Early Dismissal

UNIONTOWN, PA — The Albert Gallatin School District in Fayette County abruptly sent students at all of its schools due to the death of a teacher.

The district attributed the early dismissal to "unforeseen circumstances regarding a staff member" on Facebook. But school officials confirmed to multiple media outlets that a teacher had died.

The teacher's identity and the school where he or she taught has not been disclosed.

The high school was dismissed first, followed by middle and elementary schools.

Additional information was not immediately available.