Cox was arrested at the scene, where she revealed that there was further drug paraphernalia in her car. Upon an additional search, officers found a glass pipe, two rolls of tin foil and more paper straws. In addition to this, Cox also admitted to having purchased $160 worth of cocaine before she arrived at school that morning because she was “feeling sick” and needed the narcotic to improve her health.

“She was popular with the students,” said a regretful police superintendent. “It’s a sad situation. We are happy that we got her removed from the classroom very quickly after being tipped off by a student. But we are also concerned about her welfare, too. She seemed to be a very good teacher.”