NATION : Teacher Held in Slaying, Arson
A science teacher was preparing to blow up the school when the assistant principal discovered him, so he shot the administrator to death, according to a published report today.
Donald Givens is charged with fatally shooting Assistant Principal Ron Wallace and then setting fire to the school, authorities said. Givens was being held without bond today at the county jail.
The Nashville Banner, quoting unidentified investigators, reported that Givens was planning to set off an explosion at Hickman County High School when Wallace walked in on him Sunday morning.
At the time, Givens was turning on propane gas spigots in the school science department where candles were burning, investigators told the newspaper.
Supt. Wayne Qualls said several student complaints had been lodged against Givens, 50, and the teacher may have feared he was about to lose his tenured job.
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