Kennesaw Nurse Accused Of Stealing Students' Medications

KENNESAW, GA — A school nurse has been fired and arrested for allegedly stealing more than $1,500 worth of medications from students, an arrest warrant shows.

Lindsey Waggoner, 38, of Kennesaw, is the now former nurse at Barber Middle School in Acworth, WSB-TV reported.

A booking report from the Cobb County Jail shows Waggoner was booked into the jail on Sept. 19 for felony theft by taking. Her bond was set to $15,000.

Cobb school police allegedly found her in possession of 209 pills, including Adderall, generic forms of Ritalin and Focalin, and Evekeo, WSB-TV reported.

The TV station reported that the school contacted impacted families and that the Barber Middle School Principal Tia Amlett wrote a letter to parents that says, in part:

"We noticed some of our students' medication was missing. We immediately launched an investigation in an attempt to discover what had taken place."

Additionally, the school system sent a letter, that also said in part:

"Last week, school administration and Cobb Schools police immediately launched an investigation when alerted that medicine was missing. The investigation led to the arrest of a staff member who is on administrative leave pending the outcome of the police investigation and criminal charges. The District is in the process of reimbursing the families who were impacted.
More details on what Cobb is doing to keep students safe can be found at cobbshield.com."