A student at Winter Park High School has been arrested by police for posting hate comments on Twitter about a teacher at the school.
Police arrest teenage student for threatening teacher on Twitter
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The juvenile student whose identity was not revealed had threatened his teacher, Samantha Fischer, in a number of tweets which have since been deleted from the micro blogging site.
His tweets include:
- "Someone bail me out of prison when I murder Ms Fischer I'm about to stab her I'm literally so pissed right now someone help."
- "I HOPE MS FISCHER KILLS HERSELF"
- "MS FISCHER IS SUCH A (expletive) I'M LITERALLY ABOUT TO STAB HER IN THE FACE."
- "I am on the verge of tears I want to rip her face off."
- "I hope that ms Fischer goes on the roof of the school and jumps off into a pit of fire."
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Fischer told the police she was left “extremely and emotionally distraught" by the hate tweets.
Police have charged him with intimidation by writing threat to kill or injure and stalking.
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