An Indiana high school English teacher was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 22, after a student filmed her allegedly snorting drugs in a classroom.
The video was taken at Lake Central High School in St. John, Indiana, at about 10:30 a.m.
Rogers said it wasn’t clear what the teacher was doing at first.
“When I actually watched the footage again and again and I just realized that my English teacher just did cocaine,” Rogers told the station.
Within an hour, the video spread among the students at the school and reached school officials, who called police at around 11:30 a.m.
Officers led Samantha Cox, 24, out of the school in handcuffs. She is facing charges of possessing a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.
Students said Cox, who was in her second year at the school, was quite popular, WGN-TV reported.
Cox is being held at Lake County Jail, pending charges.
School authorities contacted all of the parents via a recorded message from Lake Central Superintendent Larry Veracco letting them know about the incident.
“Earlier today, lake central administration was made aware of a situation regarding a teacher at Lake Central High School. Swift and forceful action was taken,” Veracco said in the recording, according to WGN-TV.
“I’m grateful that they found out when they did and they were quick-acting,” Shannon McGrath, a parent at the school, told WGN-TV.
“You’re told as a child to listen to them, respect them and stuff like that... But it’s kinda hard to respect somebody who does cocaine in a classroom,” Anthony Rios, a junior at the school, told WGN-TV.
Police are still investigating the incident.