A former South Carolina math teacher is accused of distributing drugs and alcohol to one of her teenage students in front of her two children, who then reported her, authorities said.
Najla Clayton was arrested last week after allegedly giving the 16-year-old boy marijuana and tobacco months ago during winter break at Clear Dot Charter School, where she worked at the time, a Columbia police said in a news release.
The 36-year-old educator also allegedly offered her 11-year-old daughter weed while allowing her to smoke a tobacco product, police said.
Her daughter, as well as her youngest child, aged 6, told another family member about the incidents, leading the older relative to contact police, authorities in Colombia said.
Clayton faces two counts of unlawful conduct toward a child and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
She was released from a local detention center after posting $10,000 bail, but the investigation by the police department’s Special Victims Unit is ongoing.
The state Department of Social Services is assisting Columbus police with their investigation.
Clayton has been teaching at Clear Dot Charter School for a longer period of time, although it is unclear how the school and the teacher parted ways.
The Post requested comment from the school.
She started as a math teacher at the school in July 2023, The State reported, citing her LinkedIn profile. She taught at three other schools before landing at the charter school, the newspaper reported.
Clayton could face more than 20 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
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