Blue Island IL - Lincoln Elementary School principal Sam Berrios has been charged with sexual assault of a male student

BLUE ISLAND, Ill. (WLS) -- Parents are shocked and outraged in a south suburban school district where a principal has been charged with sexually assaulting a former student.

"I don't know what to say. It surprised me. It did," said Eloisa Rodriguez, a grandparent.

After learning the now-former principal of Lincoln School in Blue Island, Sam Berrios, is charged with sexual assault of a child, parents were at a loss for words.

"I received an email. I read it. I was just dumbfounded, like wow. Unbelievable," said Adriana Cisneros, a parent.

"I think he's been there for a while now," Rodriguez said.

District 130 officials say they became aware of the allegations by a former student in January and placed Berrios on administrative leave. They contacted the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, and DCFS notified Blue Island Police.

Police arrested and charged Berrios earlier this week.

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