Shocking discovery at a Missouri elementary school sent shockwaves through the community Monday, after methamphetamine was found stashed inside a young student’s backpack.

The drama unfolded around 12:40 p.m. on January 12, when school officials dialed up the police after a startling report of drugs on campus.

According to investigators, the unsuspecting student told a staff member that some questionable items had ended up in their backpack by mistake. The child confessed, “I don’t know what to do with them—they’ve got drugs in them!” Witnesses opened a zippered pouch, unearthing two syringes and a small red container loaded with a suspicious white powder.

Tests soon confirmed everyone’s worst fears: methamphetamine. The incident took an even more bizarre turn when 28-year-old Alexus Orlandra Peppers-Wright walked into the school, eyeing the backpack at the center of this narcotics nightmare. Peppers-Wright admitted she knew the illegal paraphernalia was hidden in the bag, reportedly adding that the items actually belonged to a ‘friend,’ and she’d simply trusted the wrong crowd. But officers couldn’t ignore a key detail—the words ‘Property of Lexi’ were scrawled on the zipper pouch in question.

As a result, Peppers-Wright was swiftly arrested and hauled off to the Callaway County Jail, where she now sits on a hefty $45,000 bond. She’s facing serious charges: Endangering the Welfare of a Child by Creating Substantial Risk and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. School families remain on edge as authorities dig deeper into how dangerous drugs nearly infiltrated the classroom.