Students at a U.K. school tried to poison their teacher by pouring a bleach-like substance into her coffee when she wasn't looking, several British newspapers reported.
The incident occurred last Tuesday when two 10-year-old students at a school in Warwickshire, England, poured a "bleach-like liquid" into the teacher's coffee when her back was turned, The Independent reported. Another student warned the teacher, Emma Place, before she took a sip of the poisonous drink. Police were called to the school, but no charges were brought against the two students.
"The evidence was taken away by police but we were guided by the school that it was an isolated incident that got out of hand," a Warwickshire Police spokesman told The Sun.
"I don't think the pupils realized the seriousness or severity of the situation."
School officials at Clapham Terrace Community Primary School said police spoke to the students responsible. The students could have faced charges, since according to UK law, any one age 10 and above can be held criminally responsible. However the school and Place decided not to have the students arrested.
"Emma dealt with it well," Robbins told The Sun. "Of course the school is giving her support. The school has dealt with the situation appropriately and we're hoping to move on. It was put in the hands of the police."
A letter was also sent home to other parents notifying them of the incident, according to The Independent. It was not immediately clear what the students poured into Place's coffee.
"Nobody knows what the substance was," school Chairman Philip Robbins told The Sun.
Though Place was not harmed, another U.K. teacher was not as fortunate. The Tuesday incident occurred the day after a Spanish teacher was stabbed to death by a student at Corpus Christi Catholic College in the city of Leeds. The 15-year-old suspect has been charged with the teacher's murder.
