Global Courant 2023-04-14 06:51:55
A Florida teacher was allowed to work at a high school for weeks after she told her assistant principal she wanted to shoot some students.
That’s what the Hernando County Sheriff told me FOS 13 that deputies removed guns from the unnamed teacher’s home after she had a conversation with the assistant principal of Fox Chapel Middle School in late March, in which she said she “had bad thoughts” and wanted to “shoot some students.”
In a report from the sheriff’s office, the school’s resource officer said the deputy principal had notified him of the comments. The deputy principal went to the teacher’s classroom, who told the administrator that she was “having bad thoughts.”
Speaking to the guidance counselor, according to the report, the teacher allegedly said she was upset because she “learned of a social media post where people spoke negatively about her sexual orientation.”
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The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office told FOX 13 that deputies removed guns from the unnamed teacher’s home after she had a conversation with the assistant principal of Fox Chapel Middle School in late March, in which she said she had “bad thoughts and “wanted to shoot”. some students.” (FOX 13)
The teacher also allegedly told the counselor that she “has suicidal thoughts” and “has three guns in the house”, adding that she “wanted to shoot some students for not performing properly”.
After the teacher made the comments, she went on to say that she “promptedly stated that she would never harm a student” and “stated that she does not intend to harm herself,” according to the sheriff’s report.
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said a judge issued a permanent at-risk protection order the day the three handguns and ammunition were taken from the teacher’s home.
At a public meeting on Tuesday, administrators said the teacher was initially allowed to return to the classroom.
A spokesperson for the Hernando County school district said a threat assessment protocol had been followed.
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John Stratton, Superintendent of Schools in the Hernando County School District, speaks at a school board meeting Tuesday. (Hernando County School District)
“What the report shows is that a team of professionals consisting of school, district and law enforcement personnel followed all steps of the district’s threat assessment protocol to ensure that this teacher did not pose a threat to himself or others,” said the spokesman Wednesday.
In a statement released on Thursday, the school district said the teacher will be removed from “all contact with students,” adding that a return date will be determined based on an investigation.
“This week, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office released more information about the incident regarding a comment made by a Fox Chapel Middle School teacher on March 24. As part of that release, details, not previously known to the school district, appear. contrary to information gathered at the time of the incident,” John Stratton, Superintendent of Schools, said in a statement.
“In light of this additional information, the school district will continue to investigate the incident and require further involvement of mental health experts. As part of our investigation, we will review all actions taken on that day, and in the days after the incident and determine if any steps were missed.”
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However, parents with children at the school told FOX 13 that the teacher should never have returned to work.
“Anyone making a comment like that shouldn’t be working in a school. If a student made that comment, charges would be filed. The kid would be expelled,” said Mike Martini, a Fox parent. Chapel student.
Aramis Rosario, another parent, said, “My heart sank when I heard it was confirmed that there were real guns in the household.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the Hernando County school district for comment.
