Roanoke Rapids school district employee charged with embezzling $23,000 from Belmont PTO

A Roanoke Rapids Graded School District employee faces several charges after she was accused of embezzling more than $23,000 from the Belmont Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Organization.

Officers said police were called about 41-year-old Kendra Justic Floyd in January after she was accused of writing checks to herself for personal use with funds that belonged to the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District fund.

According to a spokesperson for the school district, Floyd was a school counselor at Belmont Elementary School since August 2021 and resigned this month.

Floyd was arrested on Monday. Authorities are holding her on a $20,000 bond. She is expected in court on March 4.

Floyd's arrest comes as a Wake Forest Elementary PTA treasurer was arrested earlier this month after she was accused of embezzling more than $32,000 from the organization in early 2025. The school told WRAL News the PTA has since put more checks and balances in place after the treasurer was arrested.