Lake Gibson High employee accused of stealing student's medication

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Lake Gibson High School teacher was arrested Monday after Polk County deputies said she stole a student's medication.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Theresa Salerno, 67, was arrested on a grand theft of a controlled substance charge.

What we know:

PCSO said they began investigating on Thursday, September 18, when school administrators reported the possible theft of a student's medication. The school's principal told deputies that a student's prescription bottle was brought in by the child's mother and counted with the school nurse.

Deputies said the pill bottle contained 30 pills, and after it was counted, it was placed on Salerno's desk. However, when the nurse retrieved the bottle later, nine of the pills were missing, according to investigators.

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