Louisiana Teacher Jailed for Drugs

(Rapides Parish, Louisiana) A 44-year-old special education teacher at Glenmora High School, Christine (aka Christina) Marye Araiza, was arrested this week for alleged drug charges.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics unit was alerted by a tipster to possible drug possession by Araiza. It's suspected that Araiza used drugs with at least one student.

According to Sheriff's Assistant Chief Herman Walters, the narcotics unit took its drug dog, Max, to school.

Max alerted onto Araiza's desk, Walters said. No drugs were found in her desk, although Walters said the K-9's alert meant that drugs had once been there or on Araiza near the desk.

Officers then searched Araiza's car but didn't find any illegal drugs. The search continued to her Ashmore Road home, where they found marijuana and drug paraphernalia, he said.

Araiza was charged with obstruction of justice because she sent a text message to her 16-year-old daughter telling her to destroy evidence of the drugs at the home because officers were on their way there, Walters said.

Agents found residual amounts of marijuana in the toilet and suspect there was much more there before they arrived but was disposed of.

Yesterday, Araiza resigned her teaching position.