Linda Lira, Lemon Grove, California (arrested Mar 2015) [child endangerment & false imprisonment]

San Diego Sheriff's Department via ABC 10 News:

On 3/25/2015, Linda Lira (31-years-old), was working as an afterschool assistant at Lemon Grove Academy located at 7885 Golden Avenue, when she began acting bizarre and barricaded herself and several children in a classroom. After several minutes, students became fearful of her actions and behavior and used Lira's unattended campus radio to call for help and alert other teachers/staff that something was wrong.

Staff briefly fought with Lira to gain access to the classroom and remove children from her reach. After students were evacuated, Lira exhibited multiple signs and symptoms of narcotics/hallucinogen use. While struggling with other school staff, Lira removed her own clothing as one act in a series of bizarre acts. When deputies arrived on scene, Lira had barricaded herself alone in the classroom, upending desks, throwing things throughout the room and undressing/redressing several times. Lira was taken into custody by Sheriff's Deputies and was initially transported to the hospital for evaluation.​

 

School Aide Strips In Front of Students, ‘Acting Bizarre’ In Barricade

26 Mar 2015

Linda Lira was working at Lemon Grove Academy at 7885 Golden Ave. just after 4 p.m. Wednesday, “when she began acting bizarre and barricaded herself and several children in a classroom,” said sheriff’s Lt. Chris May. Students used Lira’s unattended campus radio to call for help, he said. “Staff briefly fought with Lira to gain access to the classroom and remove children from her reach,” May said. “After students were evacuated, Lira exhibited multiple signs and symptoms of narcotics/hallucinogen use. While struggling with other school staff, Lira removed her own clothing as one act in a series of bizarre acts.” When deputies arrived, Lira was barricaded alone in her middle-school classroom, where she upended desks, threw things around and undressed and dressed several times, according to the lieutenant. Deputies took her into custody and took her to a hospital for an evaluation, May said.​

http://timesofsandiego.com/crime/20...ront-of-students-acting-bizarre-in-barricade/

 

School employee accused of barricading students in classroom, undressing

26 Mar 2015

A 31-year-old employee of the Lemon Grove School District was arrested on suspicion of refusing to let students leave their classroom, then barricading herself in the room and taking off her clothes, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Linda Lira, an after-school assistant at the Lemon Grove Academy, a school for students from kindergarten through sixth grade, was arrested and booked into jail on 14 counts of child endangerment and 14 counts of false imprisonment.​

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lemon-grove-school-20150326-story.html

 

After-school assistant arrested after barricading herself, children in classroom

26 Mar 2015

A 31-year-old after-school assistant was facing felony charges of child endangerment and false imprisonment Thursday after barricading herself and students inside a Lemon Grove classroom and then taking off her clothes as she struggled with school staff who came to the children’s rescue. Linda Lira was working at Lemon Grove Academy at 7885 Golden Ave. just after 4 p.m. Wednesday, “when she began acting bizarre and barricaded herself and several children in a classroom,” said San Diego County sheriff’s Lt. Chris May. Students used Lira’s unattended campus radio to call for help, he said.​

http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/03/26/...er-barricading-herself-children-in-classroom/

 

From San Diego Sheriff Who's in Jail:

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The bail & charges are absurd, just get the woman some help instead of piling on:

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And they're piling on even more charges:

UPDATED: Drug Charges Will be Added For Staffer Who Allegedly Locked Kids, Herself Into Classroom

27 Mar 2015

According to a San Diego County sheriff’s lieutenant, the staffer [Linda Lira] who allegedly barricaded herself and some children in a classroom, taking her clothing off and throwing things around, was under the influence of drugs and booking charges to that effect will be added.​

http://patch.com/california/lemongrove/staffer-allegedly-locks-kids-herself-classroom-lemon-grove