TARBORO, N.C. (WITN/Gray News) – A middle school teacher in North Carolina is facing charges after deputies said Wednesday that several minors were found in a hotel room.
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According to Edgecombe County deputies, the investigation began after they received a report that Fantasia Bridgers, a teacher at W. A. Pattillo Middle School, had rented a hotel room where four unsupervised minors were staying.
The sheriff’s office said a report was then made to the county’s social services department and public school system.
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Bridgers was arrested and charged with four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and failing to report abuse or neglect.
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She was given a $5,000 bond.
Officials did not release any further information.
