PLACENTIA, California — El Dorado High School — 1641 Valencia Ave. —
The teacher, 31-year-old Jillian Jacobson, was found hanging after a fellow teacher let students into the locked classroom shortly before class started Monday morning. She was a Photography teacher and had worked at the school for 10 years.
The teacher was in full cardiac arrest when the horrified students and staff made the discovery.
16-year-old, Frank Leon said that his teacher was screaming, ‘Oh my God, oh my God!’
A staff member cut the woman down and called 911. CPR was performed at the scene but was unsuccessful. She was declared dead at the school.
Police are investigating as a suicide. No note was left and detectives were not sure why she had committed suicide, KTLA reported. Jacobson’s husband has been notified of her death.
Multiple students told the OC Register that Jacobson’s father killed himself, and she that she always urged teens not to resort to suicide.
No further details were available. Check back for updates. CBS-LA contributed to this article.
Placentia is a city in northern Orange County, California. The population was 50,533 during the 2010 census, up from 46,488 in the 2000 census.
(Photo of the deceased via KTLA)
