A fifth grade teacher at East Chicago, Indiana’s St. Stanislaus School was arrested Wednesday after a student told administrators the teacher said she had a “kill list” including names of students.
ABC News reports East Chicago Police Department released a statement on the incident, saying, “At approximately 12:45 p.m. a 5th grade student told his/her Counselor that their 5th grade teacher made comments to him/her about killing herself, students, and staff at St. Stanislaus School.
The teacher further told the student that she has a list and that he/she was on the bottom of that list.”
The teacher was taken to the principal’s office to discuss the accusation and she admitted to saying what the student claimed and to having a “kill list.”
Moreover, the teacher named a student that was on the list. The teacher was then told to leave the school grounds.
Angelica Carrasquillo-Torres, 25, of Griffith, was arrested Thursday morning at her residence after an emergency detention order was approved by East Chicago police.
CBS News notes fifth grader Portia Jones was one of the students who knew of the teacher’s list.
Jones said, “She said that she wanted to kill her middle school friends, her high school friends, and half of her family.”
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