HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) – A substitute teacher is getting a lesson in the law after bringing a loaded gun to a school in Hialeah, according to police.<\/p>\n
According to investigators, 27-year-old substitute teacher Chenelle Antoinette Doctor has been charged with a felony after she brough a loaded gun to Westland Senior High School on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were arrested for possession of a firearm on school property,\u201d said Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mindy S. Glazer.<\/p>\n
A teacher at the school found an unattended bag sitting inside the auditorium which contained a Walther PPS 9mm handgun \u201cin a black holster with a chambered round and a magazine inserted with 7 live rounds,\u201d according to the arrest report.<\/p>\n
The report goes on to say there was \u201canother magazine but it was empty.\u201d<\/p>\n
Personal items inside the bag, including an ID, led detectives to Doctor.<\/p>\n
When questioned by authorities, Doctor \u201cspontaneously uttered that she forgot to take the firearm out of her bookbag.\u201d<\/p>\n
During her bond court appearance, Doctor reiterated to the judge that she had mistakenly left the weapon in her bag.<\/p>\n
Officials say she was hired through Kelly Services, an independent company that provides substitute teachers for the district.<\/p>\n
The company released a statement explaining that despite Doctor passing a rigorous screening procedure, \u201cThis individual\u2019s actions were unacceptable and constitute a clear violation of our code of conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n
She has since been fired.<\/p>\n
The judge also ordered she stay away from the school.<\/p>\n
7News also reached out to Miami-Dade County Public Schools for comment but were referred to Kelly Services.<\/p>\n
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