eric point said the campus were distraught .
jacobson was a popular teacher who had close friends among the faculty , point said .
leo amaya , 16 , of placentia said he was in jacobson ’s class his freshman year .
an initial investigation indicated the teacher had hanged herself , according to point .
investigators suspect jacobson hanged herself in the classroom .
authorities said the students went to an adjacent classroom and found another teacher removed jacobson hanging from the ceiling inside .
placentia – a 31 - year - old teacher from anaheim , was found by several students after another teacher opened her locked classroom .
” jacobson possibly died before paramedics arrived , but every effort was made to try to revive her , point said .
jillian rose jacobson , 31 - year - old female teacher was declared dead after students found her hanging inside a high school classroom in placentia , authorities said monday .