NC Teacher Arrested for Drugs

(Winston-Salem, North Carolina) A 26-year-old pre-kindergarten teacher at Diggs Elementary School, Sheena Pankey, was arrested last week for allegedly possessing and trafficking in drugs.

Investigators found between 100 and 400 ecstasy pills at her Chamberlin Place apartment in Clemmons, an apartment court papers show she shares with her boyfriend.

According to parents and the school's Web site, Pankey taught pre-kindergarten at Diggs, a magnet school for visual and performing arts. Parents and other teachers praised Pankey's teaching ability, and the 4-year teaching veteran had apparently recently completed a master's degree in education.

Pankey was booked and released on $75,000 bond.