New York Teacher Stabs Fellow Teacher - Updated

(Poughkeepsie, New York)

Ronette Ricketts, a Poughkeepsie High School teacher accused of attacking another Poughkeepsie High School English teacher, pled guilty today [10/26] to first-degree attempted manslaughter, a felony.

Ricketts faces three-and-a-half years in prison plus up to five years of post-release supervision when she's sentenced Jan. 3 at 9:30 a.m.

Ricketts, 40, an English teacher, is accused of stabbing Cynthia Glozier at least 16 times in the back, neck and chest with a Phillips screwdriver on Dec. 15.

Ricketts faces reduced charges because her behavior has been attributed to an "emotional disturbance."

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New York Teacher Stabs Fellow Teacher
[Previous 12/18/11 post]
(Poughkeepsie, New York) A 40-year-old English teacher at Poughkeepsie High School, Ronette Ricketts, has been accused of viciously attacking fellow English teacher Cynthia Glozier, 52.

According to investigators, a dispute erupted in the school hallway on Thursday after Glozier asked Ricketts why she had missed the morning staff meeting. Ricketts then allegedly produced a Phillips screwdriver and stabbed Glozier 16 times in the head, chest and neck.

Glozier was taken to St. Francis Hospital where she was treated and released. Ricketts was arrested on charges of first-degree attempted assault, second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Ricketts was booked into custody at the Dutchess County Jail and released after 'someone' posted $100,000 bond.