Pubdate: Sat, 25 Nov 2017
Source: Detroit Free Press (MI)
Copyright: 2017 Detroit Free Press
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INDIANA STUDENTS SAY THEY CAUGHT TEACHER USING COCAINE IN CLASSROOM

An Indiana high school teacher was arrested on drug charges Wednesday
after her students said they saw her using cocaine in her classroom.

Lake Central High School junior Will Rogers told WGN9 he shot video of
the incident through a classroom window.

"She's in the corner, hiding with a chair and a book and what appears
to be cocaine, putting it into lines," Rogers told the TV station.
"When I actually watched the footage again and again and I just
realized that my english teacher just did cocaine."

The St. John (Indiana) Police Department said it was notified by
school administrators about 11:30 a.m. that a teacher was suspected of
having an illegal narcotic.

Investigators conducted an investigation, police said, and arrested
24-year-old Samantha Cox. She faces charges of felony possession of a
controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug
paraphernalia.

WGN9 reported Cox was a second-year English teacher.

"School officials and police want to recognize and praise the student
witnesses that brought this information to the attention of the
principal very quickly," said a police department statement. "Their
actions showed a tremendous amount of fortitude and integrity and
enabled staff to address this situation promptly."
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