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- Angelica Carrasquillo-Torres was arrested after she told her student she had a “kill list,” police said.
- According to police, Carrasquillo-Torres admitted to having a kill list that included names of students and staff members.
- A 5th-grade student was told by Torres that they were at the bottom of the list, police said.
A fifth-grade school teacher was arrested after police said she told a student they were at the bottom of a “kill list” that included the names of other students and faculty members.
On Wednesday, a 5th-grade student at St. Stanislaus School, a Catholic elementary school in East Chicago, Indiana, told a guidance counselor that their teacher made comments about killing herself, students, and staff members, according to a statement posted to the Facebook page of the East Chicago Police Department.
Police identified the teacher as Angelica Carrasquillo-Torres from Griffith, Indiana.
According to the statement, Torres, 25, also told the student she had a “kill list” of other students and staff members and that the student was at the bottom of the list.
After the “threatening report” was made, police officers were dispatched about four hours later, at approximately 5 pm, according to the statement. Before their arrival, Torres was taken to the principal’s office, where she admitted to making the comments and confirmed she had a “kill list,” police said.
According to police, Torres did not provide the list during the discussion but named a specific student.
Torres was advised to leave the school, but police said they weren’t notified until the teacher was gone.
“The East Chicago Police Department was not made aware of the situation until 4 hours later after the teacher was allowed to leave,” according to the statement.
According to St. Stanislaus School, Torres left campus after students were dismissed.
“After students were safely dismissed at the end of the school day, the teacher was escorted off campus and the East Chicago police department was notified at approximately 4:45 p.m,” a statement that was posted to the school’s Facebook page Friday. “When asked, the police assured the principal that the facility was safe and that they could proceed normally with all scheduled learning and school events for the next school day.”
The following day, Torres was arrested at her residence in Griffith after the Criminal Investigation Division obtained an emergency detention order, police said.
Classes at the school were moved to an “e-learning environment” after the incident.
St. Stanislaus did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“While we are still navigating this unimaginable event, we are grateful for the teachers and staff who carefully and compassionately listen to the concerns of students, with respect for their well-being,” St. Stanislaus said in the Facebook post.
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