Saugus Teacher Arrested, Accused Of Having Fentanyl In School: Reports

SAUGUS, MA — A science teacher at Saugus Middle High School was arrested Thursday and charged Friday after prosecutors said she was found bringing fentanyl onto school grounds, according to multiple reports.

Police said that Roxanne Plaskon, 52, was found to have had six grams of fentanyl inside a pill bottle after a suspicious substance was found in a faculty bathroom, NBC10 Boston reported, citing police.

Plaskon told police that she took the drug for pain and had done so in the faculty bathroom that morning, according to the outlet. She wouldn't say where the drug came from, the outlet reported.

As she left the police station following her arrest, Plaskon told Boston25, "It’s not true… it’s not true," according to the outlet.

Plaskon was charged Friday with possession of a class A substance in Lynn District Court and ordered by a judge to continue the substance abuse treatment she was already undergoing, WCVB and NBC10 Boston reported.

Plaskon posted bail, according to NBC10 Boston.

"Both the Saugus administration and Saugus Police Department addressed the situation, following the appropriate procedures and laws, to make sure that at no time was the safety of students or staff in jeopardy," the school administration said, in part, in a statement released Thursday.