A Shelby County school bookkeeper is under arrest and accused of stealing more than $100,000 from the school over at least a year's time.

Tyee Eason, 46, is charged with first-degree theft of property, which is a felony. She works at Helena Middle School. The arrest warrant says the theft happened in 2015 and 2016, and the known dollar amount found missing was $100,014.31.

Shelby County School District spokeswoman Cindy Warner confirmed that law enforcement officials have been conducting an investigation into alleged misappropriations of funds at the middle school by Eason. Eason has been employed with Shelby County Schools for 11 years and has served as the bookkeeper at Helena Middle School since it opened in 2008.

The school district placed Eason on administrative leave after funds in excess of $2,500 were discovered to be missing during a routine internal audit, Warner said.

"The allegations which are being investigated are serious," Superintendent Randy Fuller said in a prepared statement. "As soon as we became aware of a discrepancy of funds at Helena Middle School, we reported the matter to law enforcement officials and the employee was placed on administrative leave. We take fiscal accountability measures seriously and the misuse of school funds is always unacceptable."

Fuller said because the investigation is ongoing, the district cannot make any further comment regarding the matter.

Eason was arrested on June, and released from jail the same day after posting $30,000 bond. Her first court date is set for July.