Do school employees need to report their DUI arrest to MCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An employee at our school has multiple DUI arrests. The most recent was a few months ago.

Are these supposed to be reported to MCPS? If so, what’s the penalty for not reporting?

Not sure how it works here, but when one of my coworkers got a third DUI in FCPS (5+years ago) I believe the police contacted the principal within a few days.

But yes this is the same Virginia whose other county police simply “sent an email that didn’t go through” to the superintendent about an FCPS counselor who was picked up TWICE for solicitation of a minor..

I am of the opinion any arrest should require Maryland police departments to contact MCPS. Repeat drunk driver offenders are a threat to the safety of others. People who drive after their license is revoked shows a complete disregard for the law.

This is the public record site anyone can check:

https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/policy/gcc-ra/GCC-RA%20FAQ%202%20September%202017.pdf

"What must be reported to DCI?
All arrests and criminal charges, as well as the disposition of any ensuing criminal proceeding,
must be reported for any offenses involving the following:
1. A sexual offense in the third or fourth degree under § 3-307 or § 3-308 of the Criminal
Law Article of the Maryland Code or an offense under the laws of another state that
would constitute an offense under § 3-307 or § 3-308 of the Criminal Law Article if
committed in Maryland.
2. Child sexual abuse under § 3-602 of the Criminal Law Article, or an offense under the
laws of another state that would constitute child sexual abuse under § 3-602 of the
Criminal Law Article if committed in Maryland.
3. A crime of violence as defined in § 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article, or an offense
under the laws of another state that would be a violation of § 14-101 of the Criminal
Law Article if committed in Maryland, including: (1) abduction; (2) arson in the first
degree; (3) kidnapping; (4) manslaughter, except involuntary manslaughter;
(5) mayhem; (6) maiming; (7) murder; (8) rape; (9) robbery; (10) carjacking;
(11) armed carjacking; (12) sexual offense in the first degree; (13) sexual offense in the
second degree; (14) use of a handgun in the commission of a felony or other crime of
violence; (15) child abuse in the first degree; (16) sexual abuse of a minor; (17) an
attempt to commit any of the crimes described in items (1) through (16) of this list;
(18) continuing course of conduct with a child under § 3-315 of the Criminal Law
Article; (19) assault in the first degree; (20) assault with intent to murder; (21) assault
with intent to rape; (22) assault with intent to rob; (23) assault with intent to commit a
sexual offense in the first degree; and (24) assault with intent to commit a sexual
offense in the second degree."

Not seeing DUI there.

Drunks and junkies are welcomed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An employee at our school has multiple DUI arrests. The most recent was a few months ago.

Are these supposed to be reported to MCPS? If so, what’s the penalty for not reporting?

Not sure how it works here, but when one of my coworkers got a third DUI in FCPS (5+years ago) I believe the police contacted the principal within a few days.

But yes this is the same Virginia whose other county police simply “sent an email that didn’t go through” to the superintendent about an FCPS counselor who was picked up TWICE for solicitation of a minor..

I am of the opinion any arrest should require Maryland police departments to contact MCPS. Repeat drunk driver offenders are a threat to the safety of others. People who drive after their license is revoked shows a complete disregard for the law.

This is the public record site anyone can check:

https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/

You jump from "any arrest" to repeat arrests to the specific offense of driving with a suspended license.

Question, assuming MCPS is notified, what do you think should happen then? Person should be fired? And how will that help the problem that you appear to be trying to address, which is "threat to the safety of others"?

[Anonymous]

DUIs do not need to be reported, which I think is a mistake. MCPS should be aware in order to ascertain that the employee isn't in a position that may require them to transport a child. Also, multiple DUIs is indicative of a substance use disorder and poor impulse control or decision-making, and that is something I'd be concerned about in a school employee.

There was an administrator who got multiple DUIs and was even sent to weekend jail for violating probation and parents at a school she was reassigned to kicked up a fuss and that admin is now working at Carver and not directly with children.