Teacher Stabbed at Corpus Christi College
Students and teachers in a Leeds school have united in grief following the killing of popular teacher Anne Maguire (61) today.
The Lancashire-born teacher was stabbed in front of a classroom full of pupils in Corpus Christi Catholic College on Neville Road she died on her way to hospital. A 15-year-old boy, a pupil in the school, was arrested and is expected to face charges over her death.
The alarm was raised before noon. Chief Sup Paul Money of West Yorkshire police said the youth had been brought to the ground by some of Mrs. Maguire’s fellow teachers before police and paramedics arrived. Pupils still visibly shocked gathered outside the school’s gates. Police commanders, who are running a murder inquiry, have drafted in specially trained officers to take statements from them. By evening time the numbers had swelled with former pupils and parents coming to join those still at the school, where groups stood hugging each other, still not believing such an incident could have happened. Social media was used by many of the children to praise Ms Maguire, who taught Spanish and religious education. One described her as a legend and a lovely lady, while another said her death was absolutely horrifying. Former pupil Aine Arnold (17) came to the school to lay flowers, saying: It’s more like losing a family member than losing a teacher. As long as we were happy, she was happy. She would do anything for you.
She helped me personally a lot. She’s going to be such a loss to the school. Hers were one of those lessons you didn’t want to miss. She was just lovely. She was wonderful. I am devastated. Teachers’ unions tonight said a full investigation would have to be carried out, but warned that serious questions about the safety of teachers in classrooms now exist in the wake of the killing the first in England of a teacher in 20 years .
The Lancashire-born teacher was stabbed in front of a classroom full of pupils in Corpus Christi Catholic College on Neville Road she died on her way to hospital. A 15-year-old boy, a pupil in the school, was arrested and is expected to face charges over her death.
The alarm was raised before noon. Chief Sup Paul Money of West Yorkshire police said the youth had been brought to the ground by some of Mrs. Maguire’s fellow teachers before police and paramedics arrived. Pupils still visibly shocked gathered outside the school’s gates. Police commanders, who are running a murder inquiry, have drafted in specially trained officers to take statements from them. By evening time the numbers had swelled with former pupils and parents coming to join those still at the school, where groups stood hugging each other, still not believing such an incident could have happened. Social media was used by many of the children to praise Ms Maguire, who taught Spanish and religious education. One described her as a legend and a lovely lady, while another said her death was absolutely horrifying. Former pupil Aine Arnold (17) came to the school to lay flowers, saying: It’s more like losing a family member than losing a teacher. As long as we were happy, she was happy. She would do anything for you.
She helped me personally a lot. She’s going to be such a loss to the school. Hers were one of those lessons you didn’t want to miss. She was just lovely. She was wonderful. I am devastated. Teachers’ unions tonight said a full investigation would have to be carried out, but warned that serious questions about the safety of teachers in classrooms now exist in the wake of the killing the first in England of a teacher in 20 years .