Commonwealth’s Attorney Ryan Mehaffey posted that Candyce Carter, the Spotsylvania County Schools teacher that had fentanyl in the classroom, had 37 of her 39-year prison sentence suspended. The 37-year suspended sentence was given despite the child endangerment issues.

The suspended sentence makes a mockery of school safety and the seriousness of the justice system to protect children. How hard did Mehaffey argue for a more serious sentence? Who is this judge that gave a light sentence? Why isn’t Amy Williams, the HR Director for Spotsylvania County Schools, working harder to screen out employees that endanger children? What other excuses will Superintendent Clint “DEI” Mitchell make on yet another school employee that endangers a child?