While the District Attorney’s Office agrees that it is highly inappropriate to teach while intoxicated, it is, unfortunately, not illegal.”

  • @radix@lemmy.world
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    4618 days ago

    Reminds me of one class I had in high school right after lunch. The teacher was occasionally late getting back to class from the bar.

    • BubbleMonkey
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      718 days ago

      I had a physics teacher who died of alcohol poisoning a couple years after I graduated.

      He has the red nose of alcohol abuse and everything in class all the time. I thought that was bullshit but it isn’t!!!

    • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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      417 days ago

      My 9th grade homeroom teacher had a fifth of Jack in his drawer and frequently smelled of booze.

      Real nice guy, though

  • @Fades@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    Who the fuck calls the cops here? Is that just karen shit??

    Fire the person or put them on a form of suspension, absolutely, but the fuck you think the cops gonna do?? It’s insane the pigs even took her away instead of just escorting off property and sayin fuck off till you hear back from the school admin.

    pigs being pigs I guess

    • @Delphia@lemmy.world
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      3418 days ago

      Id say the arrest came as a response to the drink driving more than the being drunk at work. Sounds like she was smart enough to shut the fuck up and lawyer up.

      She was drunk at work, her car was at work but unless you give them any more information than that the burden of proof is on them. If you admit that you hadnt had anything to drink since last night and literally anyone saw you driving to work BAM they have you. But “I want a lawyer” and say nothing else and they have to prove you didnt pound a water bottle of vodka in the carpark.

      This is your friendly reminder to shut the fuck up when being questioned.

  • SolidGrue
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    2718 days ago

    I should track down my 2nd grade teacher to buy her a drink, and maybe apologize.

  • @Crashumbc@lemmy.world
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    1818 days ago

    I’m surprised this doesn’t fall under negligence, the teacher is responsible for the children in the classroom.

  • ditty
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    1418 days ago

    Former teacher here - this would definitely be illegal where I worked. I’m pretty sure as a teacher you’re essentially the legal guardian of all the students and this would be tantamount to endangerment. I know our teachers contract also forebode being drunk or under the influence of drugs while working.

  • @rab@lemmy.ca
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    1118 days ago

    Highly recommend the Danish film “Druk” where a bunch of teachers experiment with day drinking