A teacher in the Natomas area of Sacramento was in court Tuesday at the psychiatric unit of the Sacramento County Main Jail following an arrest during what her family says was a mental health crisis.Kaylin Footman, 31, was in jail for 10 days before finally facing arraignment. Tuesday was the fifth attempt to arraign Footman, and the court ordered her to be released to a psychiatric facility.”Because of her state, she is not getting dressed, she is not coming out for a visit, she is not showing up to her court,” said Footman’s mother, Tere Harris.While Footman has been incarcerated, her family has been demanding that she be given mental health resources.”That case finally made it to the calendar today. The district attorney’s office was in agreement that she should be moved and one of their supervising attorneys was in jail this afternoon, went up to the floor with us. Ms. Footman was served with a criminal protective order that bars her from having any contact with the involved parties or being at the school where she was employed,” said Kate Carlson, the assistant public defender.According to her family, Footman suffered a mental health crisis starting two weeks ago, stemming from microaggressions at work. When she asked for help from the school she was escorted off campus, family members said. The Natomas Unified School District told KCRA 3 that while they couldn’t comment on personnel issues, they had no record of discrimination.The second-grade teacher at Paso Verde School was arrested on Oct. 14 and charged with making terroristic threats against a school administrator.But the arrest raised more questions. Advocates say this case highlights the need for more crisis resources beyond the weekday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. resources available now.In a news conference, Harris said the arrest came after attempting to get a 5150 hold after hours to support her daughter through a mental health crisis. A 5150 hold allows an adult experiencing a mental health crisis to be involuntarily detained for a 72-hour psychiatric hospitalization.NAACP Greater Sacramento’s president, Betty Williams, said that instead of arresting Footman, she should have been provided with psychiatric help.”There’s a school district involved and the school didn’t recognize the mental health issue. It was more important to jail a Black woman versus giving this Black woman mental health facilities,” Williams said.In a report by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office dated Oct. 13, deputies said Footman sent threatening messages to a school administrator. Sacramento police made contact and arrested Footman early Saturday.A Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson acknowledged the need for more mental health resources but argued that this case went beyond a mental health crisis and also involved the issue of public safety.”It’s a big issue — so it’s understanding that those resources are there, and you’re very right. It’s a very finite window that they’re available. When you do call law enforcement to respond to a mental health crisis, we’re also burdened by very specific parameters on what we can operate on,” Sgt. Amar Gandhi said.Gandhi added that in this specific case, the report rose to the level of criminal action, which is why they asked the Sacramento Police Department for their assistance during the arrest.Footman’s transfer to an appropriate psychiatric facility could come as soon as the end of Tuesday.