CNN logo Navigation Infoseek/Big Yellow Pathfinder/Warner Bros Main banner Reservation Desk rule CHILDREN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO POISON TEACHER August 24, 1997 Web posted at: 8:31 p.m. EDT (0031 GMT) HAMPTON, Virginia (CNN) -- Four pupils have been charged with felonies for allegedly planning to poison their fifth-grade teacher with a mixture of oils, soaps and household cleaners. The two boys and two girls, now ages 10 and 11, were charged as juveniles Friday with attempting to poison and conspiracy to commit a felony, said Jeff Walden, spokesman for the Hampton Police Department. The names of the youngsters and the teacher were withheld. On January 15, a classmate overheard the four pupils discussing ways to kill their teacher, and told school authorities, Walden said. The principal confronted each pupil and found one carrying a glass vial containing a liquid that allegedly was to be used to poison the teacher's food. The four weren't charged until now, because authorities had to wait for laboratory test results, police said. The tests indicated the mixture would have made the teacher sick, but would not necessarily have killed her. The Associated Press contributed to this report. rule Related site: Note: Page will open in a new browser window * City of Hampton, Virginia External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. _________________________________________________________________ Infoseek search ____________________ ____ ____ _________________________________________________________________ rule Message Boards Sound off on our message boards You said it... [INLINE] Reservation Desk rule To the top © 1997 Cable News Network, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you.