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Teacher Fakes Attack, Sparks Lockdown at Texas School

4/10/2026

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Nicole Truelove, a 53-year-old teacher at Splendora High School near Houston, Texas, staged a hoax by cutting herself with a razor and falsely claiming a student attacked her.
Her actions triggered an emergency lockdown.
Surveillance footage showed no student involvement.
The lockdown lasted nearly an hour.
Truelove was arrested for felony tampering with evidence and filing a false report.

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Story summary

Nicole Truelove, a 53-year-old teacher at Splendora High School near Houston, Texas, staged a hoax by cutting herself with a razor and falsely claiming a student attacked her.
Her actions triggered an emergency lockdown.
Surveillance footage showed no student involvement.
The lockdown lasted nearly an hour.
Truelove was arrested for felony tampering with evidence and filing a false report.