A 23-year-old Wisconsin woman allegedly posed as a substitute teacher at her former high school before directing profanities and offensive remarks at students, according to authorities.
Amy Jones reportedly entered Rufus King High School in Milwaukee on Sept. 24. Court records obtained by Fox6 say she was able to get inside because substitute teachers were filling in for absent staff members that day.
She allegedly taught three class periods before students reported her behavior and school officials discovered she was not a legitimate substitute. Investigators said Jones later indicated that she had entered the school because she “just wanted to f–k around.”
According to court documents reviewed by WISN, Jones separated students “by race and gender” and used profanity and racial slurs during the classes. Prosecutors said she referred to white students with an obscenity.
The records also allege that she called one student “a fat boy” and asked another whether they wanted to become “a stripper or a hooker.”
Jones allegedly told students she had “felonies” and suggested that going to jail was acceptable, according to Law and Crime.
Students eventually alerted school officials, who escorted Jones from the building.
Police questioned her six days later. In their report, officers said Jones appeared “very excited” as she recounted the incident, snapping her fingers and dancing.
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She reportedly told investigators that she disliked children and had entered the school simply to “f–k around,” according to the court documents.
Jones faces one count of impersonating a public employee and five counts of exposing children to harmful descriptions. If convicted, she could receive a prison sentence of up to 21 years.
Her attorney, Michael Cerniglia, attributed the alleged conduct to his client’s mental-health condition.
At Jones’ first court appearance Tuesday, Cerniglia said she lives with bipolar disorder and had experienced an acute manic episode after a delay in receiving her prescription medication. He said she was not taking the medication at the time of the incident.
Doreen Badillo, principal of Rufus King High School, acknowledged that staff members failed to follow the district’s required process for verifying Jones as a substitute teacher.
“This should happen every time a substitute visits a school. There is no excuse for it not occurring, and we take this matter seriously,” Badillo said, calling the incident “disturbing.”
School officials said they have begun reviewing security and verification procedures to prevent a similar incident from happening again.