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WEBVTT A West Des Moines teacher isfacing drug charges tonight!Police arrested 38-year-old Katherine Seiberling Thursday after they found a small amount of marijuana and a pipe withmarijuana residue on it in hercar.Officers initially pulled Seiberling over for a brokenheadlight as she was driving in the 200-block of Valley WestDrive. They searched the carafter they smelled marijuana. Court documents show Seiberling had bloodshot eyes and sposlowly. She is listed as an 8th Grade Language Arts Teacher atStillwell Junior High in West Des Moines on the school's

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A West Des Moines teacher faces drug charges after police say they found a small amount of marijuana and a pipe with marijuana residue on it in her car. According to court documents, police arrested Katherine Seiberling, 38, on Thursday. Officials initially pulled Seiberling over for a broken headlight in the 200 block of Valley West Drive. Officers smelled marijuana and noted her eyes were bloodshot. They say she spoke in a “slow and deliberate tone,” and that she admitted to having “very little” marijuana in her car. She is listed as an eighth-grade language arts teacher at Stillwell Junior High in West Des Moines on the school district’s website. Seiberling is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and a Schedule I controlled substance. Seiberling was held at the Polk County Jail before posting bail. She is scheduled to be in court March 24. KCCI contacted a spokesperson for the West Des Moines school district for comment, but calls were not returned Saturday evening. Check back with KCCI-TV, kcci.com or our mobile app for developments in this story.