After the heartbreaking discovery, the school was closed for the rest of the day.

At 6:51 a.m. local time, the Munford Police Department released an official statement.

The situation has been contained, and all students and staff are safe, Chief Randal Baskin said.

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We are deeply saddened to report a tragic incident that occurred today at MHS.

Teacher, Samuel Colin Day, was found deceased in a classroom from an apparentself-inflicted gunshot wound.

This incident occurred at approx.

Beloved teacher smiling in a formal setting, wearing a white shirt and cartoon character tie.

6 am this morning, well before students arrived for class, they wrote.

We ask that the community respect the familys privacy during this difficult time.

According to the statement, there were no indications offoul play.

School bus parked outside Munford High School on a sunny day with clear blue sky.

10:52 am update:

We are deeply saddened to report a tragic incident that occurred today at MHS.

Such a wonderful man.

Another wrote, When I say he LOVED his students, LOVED his job.

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No one will ever be able to replace him.

Mr. Day is a wonderful man.

I couldve sworn every time I seen him he was smiling and happy, a netizen commented.

Munford Elementary School parking lot, scene of a tragic incident involving a beloved teacher.

A fourth stated, You truly never know what someone else is going through.

Be a positive person to all you come in contact with.

You never know that just being nice to someone else may change their perspective on that day.

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He was such a kind and amazing person, someone shared.

He always tried to make everyone happy.

Praying for his family.

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Its a conversation that needs to be had.

This is an ongoing investigation, and updates will be made accordingly.

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Netizens flocked online to share stories about Day

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