A Saugus, Massachusetts, middle school teacher was arrested Thursday on campus after being accused of having drugs.
A teacher was arrested Thursday after police said drugs were found at a school in Saugus, Massachusetts.
Officers responded to Saugus Middle High School after receiving a 911 call shortly after 10:30 a.m., Saugus police said.
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The caller reported that a suspicious substance was found in a faculty restroom.
Saugus police said 52-year-old Roxanne Plaskon was arrested.
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Plaskon, a teacher at the school, was charged with possession of a Class A substance, according to police.
Police didn't say what type of drug was found, but under Massachusetts law, Class A can include opiates, such as heroin or fentanyl, as well as other drugs like ecstasy, ketamine or methamphetamine.
The school lists the 52-year-old as a science teacher.
The incident didn't leave staff or students in danger, according to school officials, who released a statement that read in part: "The allegations concerning this employee are deeply concerning to the Saugus Public Schools and the town of Saugus and the employee was arrested at that time,"
"To have this happen? What are we gonna do? We can't trust our teachers anymore?" a parent told NBC10 Boston on Thursday.
"One bad apple does not discredit the rest of the teachers, the faculty, the staff here because there plenty of them doing good things," said another parent.
Police didn't immediately have information on when or where Plaskon would be arraigned or whether she had an attorney.
