10-year-old brings cocaine to fifth-grade classroom, Texas cops say. She was arrested
A fifth-grade girl in Texas was arrested for drug possession after being accused of bringing cocaine into a classroom, police said.
On Jan. 29, a student found a small bag of a white substance inside a desk at Jefferson Elementary School and turned it over to a staff member, the Seguin Gazette reported. Principal Maria Guerra told parents in an email later that day that a “small quantity of a controlled substance” was found, according to WOAI.
Staff informed a school resource officer from the Seguin Police Department about the incident at around 9:45 a.m., according to KENS. The SRO investigated and determined it belonged to a student. After a field test confirmed the substance was cocaine, police arrested her, MySA reported.
“A thorough investigation was conducted, and the individual responsible for bringing the substance to school was identified,” Guerra’s letter states, according to the Gazette. “Appropriate disciplinary actions have been taken per school policy and the law.”
Police took the girl to Guadalupe County Juvenile Probation Department and charged her with possession of a substance, penalty group one in a drug-free zone, according to KENS.
Levi Robertson, founder of the student safety advocacy group Building Futures, told WOAI that he was impressed with the school’s quick and frank response but found the incident “really concerning.”
“I didn’t grow up in this community,” Robertson said. “That’s not something I’ve ever heard of. Cocaine in an elementary school?”
Seguin is about a 35-mile drive northeast from San Antonio.
This story was originally published January 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM.
