US EditionDrug Dog Visiting Middle School Finds Cocaine in Teacher’s Wallet, Police Say
Virginia Somers, a 47-year-old math teacher, was arrested with cocaine and marijuana after a K-9 alerted deputies during a routine lockdown drug sweep at Westdale Middle School.
- On Tuesday, a Westdale Middle School teacher was arrested after a lockdown K-9 search yielded a substance that tested positive for cocaine, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said.
- A drug dog alerted deputies to suspected drugs in Virginia Somers' bag, prompting a search where she said the cocaine was given to her at an LSU football tailgate Saturday.
- She was booked on multiple possession and school‑zone charges, including cocaine and marijuana, after deputies found marijuana and pipes in her car's glove compartment; Somers has taught Math Intervention to 6th and 7th graders for over a decade.
- The East Baton Rouge Parish School System said it is handling the matter under established policy and emphasized its commitment to a safe, drug‑free environment; Virginia Somers remains in custody as the investigation continues.
- The incident prompted concern about educator conduct and student safety, as Somers' decade-long role with 6th and 7th graders heightens local school community and parents' trust issues with staff.
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Westdale Middle School math teacher arrested for marijuana, cocaine after random school search
A Baton Rouge math teacher at Westdale Middle School was arrested for possession of cocaine and marijuana on Tuesday, after a drug dog alerted a constable to the teacher's bookbag.
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Baton Rouge teacher arrested after drug search reveals cocaine, marijuana
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A teacher at a Baton Rouge school was arrested on Tuesday after being accused of having drugs on school grounds. According to police records, the School Drug Task Force performed a random dog search at Westdale Middle School. During the search, a K-9 was alerted to a book sack near the teacher's desk. The teacher was later identified as Virginia Somers, 47, of Florida. Deputies searched Somers's wallet in her…
Middle school teacher arrested for possession of cocaine; drugs found by dog during random search
BATON ROUGE - A Westdale Middle School teacher was arrested after a random drug search at the school yielded cocaine and marijuana, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said.Virginia Somers, 47, was arrested after a random lockdown dog search, documents say. The dog alerted officials to drugs in Somers' bag, where they found cocaine in her wallet. Officials say Somers admitted to using the cocaine during an LSU tailgate and was given it …
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