TEACHER’S SPECIALTY IS DEALING NARCOTICS IN SCHOOL

Special education teacher, 51, is busted for 'dealing heroin and oxycodone pills at her high school'

BY Snejana Farberov

Daily Mail
November 16, 2017

A special education teacher in a Maryland high school has been charged with selling drugs and opioid prescription pills on school property.

Monica Snee, 51, of Salisbury, was arrested on Tuesday on seven criminal counts, among them possession of heroin; distribution of heroin; distribution of heroin on school property; possession and distribution of oxycodone and distribution of suboxone on school property.

Donna Hanlin, the superintendent of Wicomico County public schools, says the alleged drug sales took place in a parking lot behind Parkside High School, where Snee worked as a special education teacher.

Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis says the investigation started in October when a recovering addict came forward to reveal his previous drug source, who was identified as Snee.

Just before 3pm on Tuesday, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Snee as she drove off school grounds.

When they searched her SUV, deputies recovered more than 100 capsules of heroin, hundreds of oxycodone pills and a small amount of suboxone strips.

‘Snee did not have a prescription of either the oxycodone or the suboxone nor were they in a proper prescription container,’ according to a press release from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office.

The 51-year-old teacher was also found to be in possession of almost $3,000.00 in cash and a supply of empty plastic baggies commonly used in the distribution of illegal narcotics.

During Snee initial court appearance on Wednesday, a judge set her bond at $50,000.

Administrators at Parkside High School placed Snee on administrative leave pending the outcome of the criminal investigation, reported DelmarvaNow.com.

Parkside Principal Kim Pinhey contacted students' parents by phone on Tuesday to deliver the news of Snee's arrest, according to a press release put out by the county schools superintendent.

'Every day, you trust your children to our care, and our number one priority is the safety of our students,' Pinhey was quoted as saying on the call. 'It is a responsibility that we do not take lightly. Please be assured I will always take immediate action anytime there appears to have been a violation of the trust between students and educators.'

As of Thursday morning, Snee's name has been scrubbed from the Parkside High School's website.