Texas Teacher Faces Charges Following Alleged Student Hoax Leading to School Lockdown

A Texas high school teacher who instigated a lockdown by claiming a student had stabbed her was later apprehended when it was discovered the incident was fabricated, officials revealed.

Over 100 law enforcement officers descended upon Splendora High School on Thursday morning following an emergency report filed by a teacher at approximately 8:45 a.m., according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

The campus was promptly secured as school resource officers took action to ensure the safety of students and staff, the sheriff’s office reported.

However, investigators swiftly concluded that no such assault occurred.

Nicole Truelove, 53, now faces charges of felony tampering with evidence and making a false report or alarm. She has been detained at the Montgomery County Jail.

“During the course of the investigation, it was determined that no assault on a teacher had been committed by a student,” the sheriff’s office said. “Detectives discovered that the injury sustained by the teacher was self-inflicted and the evidence supports that the entire incident was a hoax.”

More than 100 officers responded to the school before investigators learned the reported stabbing was a hoax, the sheriff’s office said. (Google Maps)

The school had told parents that police were investigating a report of a “physical altercation” between a student and a staff member, FOX26 Houston reported.

Detectives with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation within minutes, reviewing surveillance footage, interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence before concluding no assault had occurred.

Authorities said the incident was isolated and there was no ongoing threat to students or the public. (Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, File)

Truelove was arrested and charged with felony tampering with evidence and false report/false alarm. She has been booked into the Montgomery County Jail.

A judge set Truelove’s bond at $20,000 on Friday. She will be required to submit to GPS monitoring and stay away from all schools and Splendora school district properties if she is released on bond, according to FOX26.

Truelove worked at the school for about a year, the sheriff’s office said.

Officials said the incident was isolated and there is no ongoing threat to students or the public.

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