A northwest Indiana teacher is the subject of a police probe over a threatening message he scrawled on the chalkboard of his classroom.
According to ABC Chicago, the teacher at Edison Junior-Senior High School in Lake Station, Ind., wrote the following message on his chalkboard following after he had a "meltdown" during his sixth-period personal finance class last week:
A.) You are idiots!!!!!!!!
B.) The guns are loaded!!!
C.) Care to try me???????
Students took a photo of the message and the image was circulated on social media, prompting school administrators to take action. The teacher was told to leave the school last Friday morning while an investigation into the apparent threat is completed.
Both police and the Lake County prosecutor's office are working on the matter, according to Fox Chicago, and charges may yet be filed against the teacher.
According to CBS Chicago, the school sent out a district-wide call to students' parents assuring them that “your student was never in danger” and that “the staff member is currently not in school."
The teacher, a 28-year veteran of the school, has never been disciplined before, according to ABC.
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