I read in this morning's paper about a teacher in Arizona who took a taxi to
work because she realized that she was too drunk to drive. Later in the day (how much later?) her students
reported her for yelling and cursing at them, and they found her blood-alcohol
level was 2 1/2 time the legal limit for drivers. I
wonder what the legal limit is for teachers! Her classroom equipment
included a bottle of vodka and white wine but also orange juice, so--hey!-- it wasn't
as if she were drinking it full-strength. In 2011
she was fired from another school for getting drunk on the job (not just being
drunk; with those classroom supplies she was able to continue drinking
throughout the day), but I guess she didn't put that on her application for
another job after that question, "Reason for leaving?"
I think
of teachers who use restraint about being too critical in their corrections or in their verbal responses to questions that show they weren't
paying attention, and then there are teachers like her imitating Cameron Diaz
in Bad Teacher. I'm sure this teacher had a serious addiction not to
mention psychological problems, but it is amazing what goes on before it comes
to the attention of those "in charge."
Kathleen Jardine
"Teacher allegedly drunk in classroom," Associated Press
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Teacher-accused-of-being-drunk-at-school-271259201.html
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