My child’s teacher recently got DUI

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No, I will not. Good Lord, pp, stop using the word “bully” incorrectly. You do a disservice.

She hasn’t uncovered anything but a DUI arrest. That’s literally it. And she better hope it’s the same person. Could be more than one person out there with the teacher’s name.

I am reacting to the cowardly approach of making an anonymous accusation. Nothing more. She should put her own reputation on the line when besmirching someone else’s.

"There is a DUI arrest of somebody with the same name and address as the teacher" is not besmirching someone's reputation, it's stating a fact (if it is, indeed, a fact).

I have less of a problem with that than the accusation of drinking on the job. And I still think the anonymous approach is cowardly.

Do you think the teacher should lose a job for a DUI? I don’t.

I do.

Why?!? That’s so incredibly stupid and vicious. And if you are OP and this is your motivation, then no, absolutely not. You suck.

This is not an uncommon consequence, pp, depending on the field. And in looking for a new job it could easily be a deal breaker (or st the least require a lot of uncomfortable explanation.)

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Anonymous wrote:if you think she is drunk in school I think you need to talk to the Principal. What proof do you have of this?

AS far as the dui, much as i cant stand people who drink and drive, if she wasnt at work this shouldnt be a factor in her teaching.

It's very much a factor re continued employment in many school systems.

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No, I will not. Good Lord, pp, stop using the word “bully” incorrectly. You do a disservice.

She hasn’t uncovered anything but a DUI arrest. That’s literally it. And she better hope it’s the same person. Could be more than one person out there with the teacher’s name.

I am reacting to the cowardly approach of making an anonymous accusation. Nothing more. She should put her own reputation on the line when besmirching someone else’s.

"There is a DUI arrest of somebody with the same name and address as the teacher" is not besmirching someone's reputation, it's stating a fact (if it is, indeed, a fact).

I have less of a problem with that than the accusation of drinking on the job. And I still think the anonymous approach is cowardly.

Do you think the teacher should lose a job for a DUI? I don’t.

I do.

Why?!? That’s so incredibly stupid and vicious. And if you are OP and this is your motivation, then no, absolutely not. You suck.

I think it's more vicious to willfully risk killing innocent people by drinking and driving but that's just me. It shows incredibly poor judgement and callous disregard for human life.

You sound like a despicable person. Your instinct here is to be punitive and wreck someone’s life. Shame on you. Shame.

Wrong. The shame is on the person who breaks the law. In this case, a person got a DUI. It can definitely impact a teaching career.

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No, I will not. Good Lord, pp, stop using the word “bully” incorrectly. You do a disservice.

She hasn’t uncovered anything but a DUI arrest. That’s literally it. And she better hope it’s the same person. Could be more than one person out there with the teacher’s name.

I am reacting to the cowardly approach of making an anonymous accusation. Nothing more. She should put her own reputation on the line when besmirching someone else’s.

"There is a DUI arrest of somebody with the same name and address as the teacher" is not besmirching someone's reputation, it's stating a fact (if it is, indeed, a fact).

I have less of a problem with that than the accusation of drinking on the job. And I still think the anonymous approach is cowardly.

Do you think the teacher should lose a job for a DUI? I don’t.

I do.

Why?!? That’s so incredibly stupid and vicious. And if you are OP and this is your motivation, then no, absolutely not. You suck.

This is not an uncommon consequence, pp, depending on the field. And in looking for a new job it could easily be a deal breaker (or st the least require a lot of uncomfortable explanation.)

+1 Sadly, some people don't think thee should be a consequence for much of anything.

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But i believe the OP was initially concerned about drinking during classroom hours, which in my opinion, most certainly warrants a talk with the principal. The DUI was discovered after the concern was raised about the drinking in school. Both are a problem, especially drinking during school. If OP's DC had a suspicion and then discovered the DUI, it makes perfect sense that the teacher likely has an alcohol problem and very likely is intoxicated in school. The teacher should be called out and dismissed if it is found to be true. The problem is that it is difficult to prove, and the only way to know for sure is to wait until the right moment, when the teacher appears intoxicated and then report it immediately and have a breathalyzer done on the spot.

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Old Billy Kilmer used to get DUI's all the time and that never stopped him from QB'ing the skins!

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Just be sure it’s the same person. My brother has the same name as a man with several DVs. Same county. It is not a highly common name. Only the birthdates will distinguish them if you just look at CaseSearch. How many parents know the birthdate of their child’s teacher?

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Anonymous wrote:DUI can be a red flag. If your child noticed behavior that led your child to suspect that the teacher is under the influence of something, you should definitely let the principal know. Maybe the teacher has some other medical problem that is causing incoherence.

I agree with this. I do not understand the issue - just go to the principal and tell them what you found. If someone is getting a DUI, they probably have a drinking problem. Normal people do not drink and drive. You do if you can't stop.

I would have no problem sending the link and asking the principal to look into it. And to mention that you are concerned that the teacher may be impaired at school. Children do not come up with that idea on their own. Something is going on with the teacher if your child said something.

You don't need to be anonymous. And a google search that shows an arrest record is not cowardly. It's not even anonymous since Google knows you searched for it!

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Anonymous wrote:

No, I will not. Good Lord, pp, stop using the word “bully” incorrectly. You do a disservice.

She hasn’t uncovered anything but a DUI arrest. That’s literally it. And she better hope it’s the same person. Could be more than one person out there with the teacher’s name.

I am reacting to the cowardly approach of making an anonymous accusation. Nothing more. She should put her own reputation on the line when besmirching someone else’s.

"There is a DUI arrest of somebody with the same name and address as the teacher" is not besmirching someone's reputation, it's stating a fact (if it is, indeed, a fact).

I have less of a problem with that than the accusation of drinking on the job. And I still think the anonymous approach is cowardly.

Do you think the teacher should lose a job for a DUI? I don’t.

I do.

Why?!? That’s so incredibly stupid and vicious. And if you are OP and this is your motivation, then no, absolutely not. You suck.

This is a bizarre reaction. OP, I would dismiss this as someone who needs to make excuses for people with a drinking problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to do the right thing without getting all embroiled. I don’t want to say more about why my child says she’s drinking, but it’s way more than speculation. That’s why I did the search and wasnt surprised to find the very recent DUI. Also this teacher is in a position to be driving kids places.

I'm still waiting for OP to explain how a teacher is "in a position to be driving kids places." Personally, I think that he's just making things up.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to do the right thing without getting all embroiled. I don’t want to say more about why my child says she’s drinking, but it’s way more than speculation. That’s why I did the search and wasnt surprised to find the very recent DUI. Also this teacher is in a position to be driving kids places.

I'm still waiting for OP to explain how a teacher is "in a position to be driving kids places." Personally, I think that he's just making things up.

Another drunk teacher.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to do the right thing without getting all embroiled. I don’t want to say more about why my child says she’s drinking, but it’s way more than speculation. That’s why I did the search and wasnt surprised to find the very recent DUI. Also this teacher is in a position to be driving kids places.

I'm still waiting for OP to explain how a teacher is "in a position to be driving kids places." Personally, I think that he's just making things up.

Another drunk teacher.

Drunk lawyer - and I still don't see an answer.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to do the right thing without getting all embroiled. I don’t want to say more about why my child says she’s drinking, but it’s way more than speculation. That’s why I did the search and wasnt surprised to find the very recent DUI. Also this teacher is in a position to be driving kids places.

I'm still waiting for OP to explain how a teacher is "in a position to be driving kids places." Personally, I think that he's just making things up.

Another drunk teacher.

Drunk lawyer - and I still don't see an answer.

I don't have an answer, but I do have a question. Why are you focused on this one statement and not on the absurdity of a teacher potentially going to school intoxicated. This tells me that you either do the same thing yourself and somehow need to defend it, or that you've had a few too many at happy hour today.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to do the right thing without getting all embroiled. I don’t want to say more about why my child says she’s drinking, but it’s way more than speculation. That’s why I did the search and wasnt surprised to find the very recent DUI. Also this teacher is in a position to be driving kids places.

I'm still waiting for OP to explain how a teacher is "in a position to be driving kids places." Personally, I think that he's just making things up.

That teacher might never drive a student anywhere, but other teachers sometimes do either sanctioned or unsanctioned.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to do the right thing without getting all embroiled. I don’t want to say more about why my child says she’s drinking, but it’s way more than speculation. That’s why I did the search and wasnt surprised to find the very recent DUI. Also this teacher is in a position to be driving kids places.

I'm still waiting for OP to explain how a teacher is "in a position to be driving kids places." Personally, I think that he's just making things up.

Another drunk teacher.

Drunk lawyer - and I still don't see an answer.

I don't have an answer, but I do have a question. Why are you focused on this one statement and not on the absurdity of a teacher potentially going to school intoxicated. This tells me that you either do the same thing yourself and somehow need to defend it, or that you've had a few too many at happy hour today.

Because that one statement is clearly BS and it suggests that much or perhaps all of the rest of the story is BS. It suggests that the OP, at a minimum, likes to embellish to get people on his side or perhaps is just a troll who made up the whole thing and is probably using sockpuppets to keep this stupid thread going.

So, back to the question - under what circumstance would a teacher be "in a position to be driving kids places?"