Angry parent holds teacher hostage in California

[TheGrey]

During the whole New York truck attack, this was happening in California:

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/...entary-school/

RIVERSIDE (CBSLA/AP) — Police responded Tuesday to a barricade situation at a Riverside elementary school involving a parent, authorities said.
Castle View Elementary School in Riverside was evacuated shortly after 11 a.m. after a male parent was barricaded inside a classroom with another parent, according to police.
It’s unknown if the man is armed.
Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback said he believes a male parent was holding a teacher or other school staffer hostage. He says it’s not known if the parent has a weapon.
The school was evacuated and the area where the barricade was occurring has been isolated.
Railsback says officers had been first called to the school for a disturbance and when they arrived, they found the parent barricaded inside a classroom.
Riverside Unified School District released a statement calling the incident “a disturbance inside of a classroom.”

[wctriumph]

Poor kids. I hope the parent gets the help it needs and doesn't hurt anyone.

[KevDen2005]

I wonder if the teacher got caught holding students accountable and it upset the parent demanding better grades for their student

[Gman]

Teachers and accountability? Holy non sequitur, Batman.

[ray1970]

I wonder if the teacher got caught holding students accountable and it upset the parent demanding better grades for their student

Like maybe someone’s half wit kid didn’t get a participation trophy?

[BushMasterBoy]

A teacher would never hurt a child...

[Gman]

It's amazing that this story is just a cliffhanger at this point.

ETA: Police enter elementary classroom where parent was holding teacher hostage, ending hours long standoff

[TheGrey]

Ah. They have updated the link I posted. Apparently, the parent holding the 70-year-old first-grade teacher hostage for 7 hours was the father of a first-grader that goes to that school. The police lethally shot the man. Nobody's sayinng if he had a weapon yet, but I would think e had something that made them react thusly. They're also not saying if that teacher was his child's teacher.

I feel for the guy's family, and for the teacher. What an awful situation.

[GilpinGuy]

Hmmmm. Maybe if this teacher was armed this situation would have been over in seconds instead of hours. Maybe. Can't have that though.