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Valley View Elementary School students show support for teacher Moana Patterson at a news conference in Salt Lake City, Monday, March 11, 2019. Patterson, who is on administrative leave, apologized Monday for making 9-year-old Catholic student William McLeod wash off the Ash Wednesday cross from his forehead the week before, saying it was a misunderstanding. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Moana Patterson, teacher who had student wipe Ash Wednesday cross off forehead, returns to work

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This April 1, 2018 photo provided by Karen Fisher shows fourth-grader William McLeod at his home in Bountiful, Utah. A teacher in the predominantly Mormon state was placed on administrative leave Thursday, March 7, 2019 after she forced McLeod, a Catholic student to wash off the Ash Wednesday cross from his forehead. (Karen Fisher via AP)

Utah teacher apologizes for Ash Wednesday cross incident

By JOSEPH GEDEON and LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press