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C Moon

(12,213 posts) Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:31 PM Mar 2015

Placentia Teacher Found Hanging In High School Classroom [View all]

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/03/02/report-placentia-teacher-found-hanging-in-high-school-classroom/

PLACENTIA (CBSLA.com) — A teacher was found hanging Monday inside a classroom in Placentia, according to reports.

The unidentified female teacher was found deceased inside a classroom at El Dorado High School at 1641 Valencia Avenue just before school started Monday morning, according to Placentia Police Lt. Eric Point.

Students and another teacher got her down to the floor and called 911 about 8:40 a.m., according to Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi.

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This is the high school I attended in Southern California.
Why would a teacher do this to her students/faculty?

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Placentia Teacher Found Hanging In High School Classroom [View all] C Moon Mar 2015 OP

Is it certain she committed suicide MissDeeds Mar 2015 #1

Wow. Didn't think about that. Great question! C Moon Mar 2015 #2

Probably a number of answers to your question that made sense to her at the time. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #3

There are some reports that her father had also died by suicide pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #4

+1 C Moon Mar 2015 #11

Placentia? really? Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #5

Yes, really. MineralMan Mar 2015 #6

Omg. cwydro Mar 2015 #13

Unfortunately it doesn't appear to have been pleasant, welcoming and satisfying to this woman mythology Mar 2015 #16

True enough. I doubt the original namers MineralMan Mar 2015 #17

First read of the name hooked me also, thought it was placenta. uppityperson Mar 2015 #15

yea me too then i saw what it was and i know theyre not the same but still Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #22

Sad Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #7

Horrible. I wonder what happened? Initech Mar 2015 #8

That's the high school I would have attended in the 70's IDemo Mar 2015 #9

Mental illness. Iris Mar 2015 #10

+1 C Moon Mar 2015 #12

Jesus, those kids. progressoid Mar 2015 #14

Teachers are just people REP Mar 2015 #18

I had a grade school teacher in Placentia who killed herself at home IDemo Mar 2015 #19

Good lord, that's awful. C Moon Mar 2015 #20

I don't know whether the teaching job was a factor in either case IDemo Mar 2015 #21