HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) – A substitute teacher is getting a lesson in the law after, police said, she brought a loaded gun to a school in Hialeah, according to police.<\/p>\n
According to investigators, 27-year-old Chenelle Antoinette Doctor has been charged with a felony after she brought the firearm 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
Speaking with 7News in Spanish, parent Yunier Alvarez said he wasn\u2019t aware of the arrest but was highly alarmed to learned that a loaded gun was left in an area where any student could have found it.<\/p>\n
A student who did not wish to identify herself also said she had not heard about the incident and shared similar concerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s insane. I had no idea that happened; that\u2019s, like, really worrying \u2019cause I feel like they\u2019re not doing proper background checks,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Officials said Doctor was hired through Kelly Services, an independent company that provides substitute teachers for the district.<\/p>\n
The company released a statement explaining that Doctor passed a rigorous screening procedure. The statement goes on to say, \u201cThis individual\u2019s actions were unacceptable and constitute a clear violation of our code of conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n
Doctor 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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