SEE: The 14 Year Old Student Charged With Killing a Teacher

Photo Credit: Danvers Police

It is quite sad that we live in a world where we hear of teachers being attacked and in this case being killed by a student. Educators are invaluable; without them you could not be able to reading this post, neither could I make this blog post.

A 14 year old Danvers High School student, Philip Chism has been charged as an adult with the murder of a 24-year-old math teacher at his Massachusetts school, according to CBS in Boston. Chism and his family had recently moved to Danvers from Tennessee, according to police.

The popular teacher, Colleen Ritzer, was reportedly beaten to death then dragged into the woods near the school. New information suggest she was killed with a box cutter. Ritzer was reported missing Tuesday at about 11:20 p.m. when she hadn't returned home from work and wasn't answering her phone. Ritzer was well-liked as a teacher and students are "devastated" at the news of her death

Colleen Ritzer | Facebook

Police aren't seeking any other suspects in Ritzer's death, and they won't say what Chism's relationship to her was. It appears that Chism was a student in Ritzer's math class, according to a classmate who spoke with CBS.

Chism is being held without bail.

There is no news yet about the motive of this senseless killing, it is still a very sad situation.

Our hearts go out to family of the teacher, staff and students of the school, and the entire community.