Santa Ana, CALIFORNIA

It was an incredibly stupid negligent thing to do.
Luckily, no children were hurt. But counseling for teachers????!!! Give us a break!

April 3, 2008 - Jayne DeArmond , a 3rd grade teacher at Diamond Elementary School, was arrested after a 3rd grader found her unloaded handgun and ammunition in a classroom supply closet drawer. An 8-year-old student found the .38 caliber handgun.

The student told an adult, and the third grade classroom was cleared out immediately. Police arrived within minutes and arrested her for investigation of possession of a firearm on a school campus and misdemeanor child endangerment

She "no longer works at the school."

This struck as as overreaction: Counseling has been made available to students and staff, according to a Santa Ana Unified School District spokeswoman.
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Santa Ana Police Department has no press release at this time.
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NOT GUILTY PLEA April 30 - DeArmond pleaded not guilty and was released on her own recognizance. Her next court appearance is June 6.