Spanier stripped of Highland Park HS honor

November 11, 2011 (HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.)

The school confirms that a plaque honoring Spanier was removed from its lobby Thursday.

Spanier's name has also been erased from the high school's website.

Spanier was a 1966 graduate.

Penn State's board of trustees fired Spanier on Wednesday, after 16 years in the post, in the wake of a child sex-abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

Former Penn St. President Graham Spanier stripped of Highland Park High School honor.

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