Munford High School was rocked by the discovery of their special education teacher, dead in his classroom. It has now been revealed that the teacher committed suicide in the school before the arrival of the students.
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Before the school opened on a Tuesday, Samuel Colin Day apparently took his own life with a single gunshot wound. The death occurred at 6 am, before students arrived. As a result, the school was closed for the day.
The statement released by the local police says, "Teacher, Samuel Colin Day, was found deceased in a classroom from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. This incident occurred at approx. 6 am this morning, well before students arrived for class."
Inappropriate Suicide For Special Ed Teacher
It's a horrific situation. We're still not sure what drove him over the edge. But we can't imagine if a student would have discovered the beloved teacher's remains at the school. It would have probably traumatized them for life.
Thankfully, despite the dead teacher being found in a classroom, it wasn't a child that discovered his body.
Consolations have
poured in from both the school and friends of the teacher. "He was an awesome advocate for his SPED kids. Prayers for his family, work family, and first Responders, as I'm sure they knew him, especially the person that found him. RIP," one Facebook user commented."He seems like a happy guy... but that's what it is like in most cases. You never really see how much a person is suffering. Rest In Peace," another said. However, many people were shocked at the teacher's decision to kill himself in a classroom where children could quite possibly find his body.
"Sorry for his family's loss, but to do this to your colleagues and students is just awful," one user highlighted. The classroom seems like such an unusual choice, especially for a teacher so well known for being a caring and conscientious man.
The school, his colleagues, and the students are all mourning the tragic suicide of their well-loved teacher. Whatever it was he was going through clearly pushed him to the desperate and fatal act.
