Cops: Naked School Assistant Locked Herself in Classroom With Students
San Diego police arrested Linda Lira, an after-school assistant at Lemon Grove Academy, after she allegedly locked herself into a classroom Wednesday with 14 students and began undressing (and redressing) herself.
Police told NBC San Diego that around 4 p.m. Wednesday, Lira, 31, started behaving strangely, and shut herself and a group of students into a classroom. Frightened by her apparently erratic behavior, students used the classroom radio to call for help.
Authorities told the Los Angeles Times that the school's staff "fought with Lira to gain access to the classroom and remove children from her reach." When police arrived at the school, Lira had barricaded herself back into the classroom and "was throwing things, toppling over desks and putting on and removing her clothes over and over again."
Cops noted to the Times that Lira was exhibiting "multiple signs and symptoms of narcotics/hallucinogen use." After being evaluated at a hospital, police charged her with 14 counts of child endangerment and 14 counts of false imprisonment.
