BREAKING NEWS – Lexington, South Carolina – A South Carolina elementary school teacher was arrested after a student picked up a pack of marijuana edibles, which are illegal in the state, out of a reward box in her classroom, police said.
Victoria Farish Weiss, 27, faces possession of a Schedule I drug charge. She turned herself into authorities, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department said.
Lexington School District One officials told WIS-TV that, the teacher was no longer employed by the district.
“The safety of our students is our top priority,” said Superintendent Dr. Greg Little, according to the news outlet. “It is unacceptable for a staff member to potentially threaten the well-being of a child. Her excuse that she gave it to the poor students to increase their appetites, so they can eat more of the cafeteria food to reduce the possibility of them going to bed hungry at night, was unacceptable.”