Nine and ten-year-old schoolgirls plotted to kill their teacher with hand sanitiser

Deputies with the Genesee County Sheriff's say a group of fourth graders, aged 9 and 10, planned to kill their teacher at Elba Elementary School in New York. According to the incident report, the Elba Elementary School Principal called authorities after discovering a plot to harm the teacher. Three students, all girls, are accused of planning to put hand sanitiser on different items the teacher would touch.



That teacher is highly allergic to hand sanitiser, and police say the students knew this would hurt the teacher. Sheriff's deputies and other officials met with the children accused of the plot and their parents. At least one parent said the children knew the teacher could become very sick from contact with hand sanitiser, according to the incident report. One of the mothers said after learning about the plan, she contacted the school. Another set of parents said they knew about it as well, but did not tell anyone.

The Genesee County Sheriff's Office has closed their case after finding no crime had been committed. Because the plot was never carried out, police say the students are not facing charges. "Because nothing had happened, with the juvenile laws the way they are in the state of New York, for a person under the age of 16 to be charged with something, they have to commit either a misdemeanor or a felony," said Chief Deputy Jerome Brewster.


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The school district is taking over the investigation and says it is using "this incident as a vehicle for educating the district's students regarding appropriate behaviours." The district says "it is important to note that no one was injured or actually placed in harm's way." School officials will not comment on the specifics of the event, including possible disciplinary actions taken, citing protections under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.