Tennessee Teacher Found Dead in Classroom Before Start of School Day

Mar. 15, 2025

Samuel Colin Day.Photo:Munford High School

Munford High School

A Tennessee community is mourning a teacher who was found dead in a classroom earlier this week.

Before the start of the school day on Thursday, March 6, the Munford Police Department said in astatementthat they “responded to an emergency situation at Munford High School.”

At the school, police said Samuel Colin Day was found dead in a classroom.

Day died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound around 6:00 a.m. local time, according to authorities, who said there was no indication of foul play.

Police did not share additional information on the discovery of Day’s body, but they did say that the “tragic incident” took place “well before students arrived for class.”

“He always tried to make everyone happy,” one commenter wrote in response to the post.

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A third comment, from an individual who said they were a school parent, described Day as “one of the nicest, kindest and encouraging teachers I’ve met.”

“As we mourn the tragic loss of a highly respected and valued member of our school family today, we offer prayers and condolences to Mr. Day’s loved ones, his friends, and the entire staff and student body of Munford High School,” Tipton County Board of Education, which Munford High School is part of, told PEOPLE in a statement on Friday.

source: people.com