Louisiana Teacher Caught With Cocaine At School

A Louisiana teacher was caught with cocaine at school. She was reportedly busted by a drug dog doing a sweep of the school!

This is not what you want to find out your child's teacher is getting into. You want to trust you're leaving your kids in a good and safe environment and typically that would be without cocaine. The Louisiana teacher has been identified as 47-year-old Virginia Somers. She reportedly is a middle school teacher in Baton Rouge. Law and Crime reports she was arrested after a K-9 with the East Baton Rouge Parish School Drug Task Force detected something suspicious in her book bag. You can see her mugshot provided by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office below.

Law and Crime reports that Somers told the officer that the cocaine belonged to a friend but did admit to snorting some at an LSU tailgate party the previous weekend. She then consented to a search of her vehicle where officers allegedly found marijuana, pipes, and lighters.

Somers was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and violation of controlled dangerous substances in a school zone. The school system issues a statement saying, "[T]his behavior is not condoned by our district and we remain committed to maintaining a safe, secure, and drug-free environment for all students and staff," via Law and Crime.