BOLIVIA—An agriculture teacher at South Brunswick High School in Boiling Spring Lakes has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty.
Beke M. Lindsay, 61, of Southport, was charged with three counts of animal cruelty, according to Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Spokeswoman Emily Flax.
Lindsay is accused of depriving “necessary sustenance” to poultry used for educational research, Flax said.
“Brunswick County Schools is fully cooperating with the sheriff’s office in their investigation of animal cruelty at South Brunswick High School,” Brunswick County Schools Superintendent Edward Pruden said. “The board of education and I deeply regret that such an incident occurred on school property. Those responsible will be held accountable.
According to personnel records, Lindsay was hired by Brunswick County Schools on Sept. 14, 2009, as an agriculture teacher in the career-technical education program at South Brunswick High School.
“We hope the community will remember that South Brunswick High School is home to the award-winning aquaculture program that restocks area waters with thousands of flounder and other native fish several times each year. The excellence of that program is the norm for the school and our system. The unfortunate incidence of animal cruelty is an aberration that will not be repeated,” Pruden said.
Lindsay has been placed on administrative leave until further notice. She was released from the Brunswick County Detention Center on a $500 unsecured bond.
