It was a very unfortunate day for Principal Mark Heleker as his home was brought down into flames, purportedly by his students as their way of revenge. His family is now living in a motel while police go further into investigation.
Two of Principal Heleker students were suspended for the reason that they have been found out to have prescription drug use. In an interview with Idaho Statesman, Police Chief Mark Clark said that the students had two more accomplices as they carry out their plan to intentionally set fire to their Prinicipal's house to get even from their suspension.
One of the students involved in the crime was reportedly posting live updates from his social media account while watching the house being engulfed by fire. The post reads "Burn b**** burn" accompanied by emoji of flames.
This lead into Chief Clark's statement that the students are raging in anger enough to watch their principal lose his house. "They could actually see this fire raging, fully engulfed and one of them made a comment: 'You know what? That ass**** deserves this,'" Chief Clark said. 911 "They never called 911. They had to know people were in the home sleeping."
The house was ruined by the flames, good thing the Helekers were unharmed in spite of being inside their house when the fire started. They are lucky to be alive.
Amidst the disaster and the trauma the fire might have cause Principal Heleker, who has been working for the past nine years alongside with his teacher wife, Lori, kept their hopes up and will not give up their profession despite of what was allegedly done by their students.
"We've spent 20 years looking for the best in children," Lori said. "And that's not going to change because four of them made a really bad decision."
Officials say the students and their accomplices were already arrested and will be dealt with as an adult. While the other students of the Helekers, have set up a GoFundMe page to help them recover from the fire.
