A Leland Middle School teacher resigned Wednesday after being accused of growing trafficking amounts of marijuana. Catherine Neely, a 47-year-old sixth grade math teacher, is being held on a $110,500 bond on a charge of of manufacturing and trafficking of marijuana, according to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Department. According to an arrest warrant provided by the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, Neely allegedly possessed more than 24 pounds of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and was growing marijuana in a greenhouse in her backyard. Neely has been on an approved leave of absence from the school since Jan. 19, according to a message from Brunswick County Schools. Leaves of absence are requested by employees, typically for personal or medical reasons, said the district’s Chief Communications Officer Daniel Seamans. Leave of absence requests are confidential and Seamans is unable to state why her absence was requested.