Moises Plascencia, the assistant principal at Kraemer Middle School in Placentia, California, killed himself on campus on Monday.

Plascencia killed himself in a private staff area when no one else was around. Deputies with the Placentia Police Department arrived at the scene around 12 pm on Monday and declared him dead. Students and staff were sent home early.

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The school belonged to the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District in California’s Orange County.

In a letter sent out to parents, the school’s principal, Michael Young, said, “I am incredibly sorry to announce that our Assistant Principal Moises Plascencia took his own life earlier this morning on campus. The incident took place in a private staff area and fellow staff members and students were not present nor was the occurrence witnessed by anyone. The Placentia Police Department (PPD) responded swiftly to our request for support.”

“Words will never be able to express our true sorrow regarding this loss. While we may never make sense of nor understand why this occurred, please know how deeply Mr. Plascencia cared for your students, their education, and all of Kraemer Middle School.”

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He added that the school will resume on a regular schedule from Tuesday.

“As we begin to process this unthinkable grief, we are suspending normal school operations through the remainder of the day. The school will resume tomorrow with our regular schedule.”

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The school district is making mental-health professionals available on campus to provide assistance to all those impacted by the incident. 

“The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District’s (PYLUSD) team of highly qualified mental health professionals will be on campus to serve and support students, staff, and families. Anyone impacted by this incident is encouraged to come to the multipurpose room for mental health support at any time throughout the remainder of the week,” he said.