The house of Principal Mark Heleker from Idaho was destroyed by raging fire believed to be burned by 4 students out of revenge. He and his family are forced to live in a motel at the moment.
Inside Edition reports that three high school students and one middle school have been arrested for burning the principal's house. One of them has been accused of first-degree arson and the remaining three have been accused of a conspiracy to perpetrate arson.
According to Parents.com, the students watched from a distance while the house was burning. Afterwards, one of the students posted a message in social media, "Burn b**** burn" with an emoji flames. Authorities said that the two students among those who burned the house were suspended after an investigation was conducted because of using a prescription drug.
"They could actually see this fire raging, fully engulfed and one of them made a comment: 'You know what? That ass**** deserves this,'" Police Chief Mark Clark said. "They never called 911. They had to know people were in the home sleeping."
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The principal's wife, Lori, and their daughter Katie, 24, were able to get out of the house safely. On the other hand, the house was totally ruined.
Mark Heleker has been working for nine years as principal and he said he knew all the 430 students in the school. He is also alum at the said school. His wife who is a teacher said that what happened would not discourage them from trusting their students.
"We've spent 20 years looking for the best in children," Lori Heleker said. "And that's not going to change because four of them made a really bad decision," she concluded.
It is recommendable then that parents counsel their children of what the future would be at stake with them if they do horrible things such as this or make bad decisions. Explain the effect that it would bring to them such as ruining their bodies and lives.
