A class assignment to write about killing a student in a Chesapeake middle school got one teacher arrested, according to court records.
The News 3 Investigative Team continues to dig into situations where teachers that have gotten in trouble for bad behavior.
The incident happened in January 2022 inside of an English class at Crestwood Middle School in Chesapeake.
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The class assignment was to write “ways to kill” one particular student in the class, according to court records. It states the idea for the assignment came from another student in the class, but the teacher went along with it.
The students reportedly pulled out their tablets and began to write various ways to kill the selected child in the class.