Bumped!

30Apr08

If you were watching closely this morning you noticed we reported on the teacher charged with bringing a gun to school - but after our initial report at 530am, you didn’t see us again.  We were bumped.  But I gotta give credit where credit is due - Justin Jaeger in NewsChopper 4 did a fantastic job of keeping us all informed about the fire in Hollywood.  I hope you can see how dedicated we are on Today in LA to making sure you have all the information you need to start your day.  Justin showed you just how quickly we can get that information to you and keep you up-to-date as the breaking news develops.

But I also wanted to reiterate our story in Orange County: Jayne DeArmond will be in court today to face a judge on two felony counts: 1. posession of a firearm on school grounds and 2. child endangerment by a caretaker.   Both counts are felonies.  She could face six years and four months in prison.

It was August 2nd when a 3rd Grade student at Diamond Elementary found a gun in DeArmond’s supply closet.  School District police credit that student for saying something to the principal.  DeArmond was taken away in handcuffs and when we spoke to parents about it all the next morning, many were shocked they hadn’t heard the news.  Today, we’ll see the first step in a case that keep this teacher away from students for a very long time.

In the meantime, we’re hoping DeArmond will make time to talk to us to give us her side of the story.  Police had said she had no threat on record against her, so it’ll be interesting to see why she had the gun in the first place (of course, these are only allegations).

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