TYLER, Texas — A specialeducation teacher was fatally stabbed Wednesday morning in a Texas high school classroom, and police took a 16-year-old student into custody.
Todd R. Henry, 50, worked with students at John Tyler High School who were either emotionally or behaviorally troubled, according to his older brother, Jody Henry.
District Superintendent Randy Reid said the male suspect approached his teacher about 8:50 a.m. and stabbed him in the neck with a sharp object. A teacher's aide and two other students were in the classroom, and the aide subdued the suspect before calling district police, Reid said.
"It is our understanding at this time that there was nothing in the classroom that incited this situation," Reid said. "It was a random act."
The high school was locked down after the stabbing and students were eventually sent home for the day.
Front Section, Pages 8 on 09/24/2009