Are teachers allowed to accept alcohol at school as a gift ?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm quite amused by all the people concerned about children getting into unopened bottles of wine. Hell, half the time I can barely open a bottle of wine, and that's with a corkscrew, which I assume your average child is not toting around.

As a high school teacher, it would be very easy for a student to steal a bottle of wine off my desk, and for me to be held criminally liable. Not all teachers teach 5 year olds.

So...don't keep it on your desk? Where do you put your purse? Put it there.

I put my purse in a desk drawer that isn't going to hold all the Christmas gifts I get.

How much space do you think a teacher has?

So put the stuff you really don’t want kids to get into in the drawer, and leave the mugs, scented candles, and hand lotion out?

How am I supposed to know that without opening the presents? Which I can't do, since if someone sees the wine, the kid could get expelled.

My drawer isn't going to fit a bottle of wine.

I see that ingenuity isn’t your strong point.

And being obtusely argumentative is yours.

I really hope you get some wine, you’re wound super tight and need the relaxation.

[Anonymous]

Just give the teachers cash and trust that if they need to use it to buy alcohol to forget how annoying you and your kid are, they will.

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Anonymous wrote:Title says it all. It was suggested as a gift idea for a specific teacher. This is for Elem.

Oh yes, I send my kid to school with a fifth for every teacher in their backpack! LOL

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Anonymous wrote:I'm quite amused by all the people concerned about children getting into unopened bottles of wine. Hell, half the time I can barely open a bottle of wine, and that's with a corkscrew, which I assume your average child is not toting around.

As a high school teacher, it would be very easy for a student to steal a bottle of wine off my desk, and for me to be held criminally liable. Not all teachers teach 5 year olds.

So...don't keep it on your desk? Where do you put your purse? Put it there.

I put my purse in a desk drawer that isn't going to hold all the Christmas gifts I get.

How much space do you think a teacher has?

So put the stuff you really don’t want kids to get into in the drawer, and leave the mugs, scented candles, and hand lotion out?

How am I supposed to know that without opening the presents? Which I can't do, since if someone sees the wine, the kid could get expelled.

My drawer isn't going to fit a bottle of wine.

I see that ingenuity isn’t your strong point.

And being obtusely argumentative is yours.

I really hope you get some wine, you’re wound super tight and need the relaxation.

You probably know all about that kind of relaxation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm quite amused by all the people concerned about children getting into unopened bottles of wine. Hell, half the time I can barely open a bottle of wine, and that's with a corkscrew, which I assume your average child is not toting around.

As a high school teacher, it would be very easy for a student to steal a bottle of wine off my desk, and for me to be held criminally liable. Not all teachers teach 5 year olds.

So...don't keep it on your desk? Where do you put your purse? Put it there.

I put my purse in a desk drawer that isn't going to hold all the Christmas gifts I get.

How much space do you think a teacher has?

So put the stuff you really don’t want kids to get into in the drawer, and leave the mugs, scented candles, and hand lotion out?

How am I supposed to know that without opening the presents? Which I can't do, since if someone sees the wine, the kid could get expelled.

My drawer isn't going to fit a bottle of wine.

I see that ingenuity isn’t your strong point.

I'm sorry, can you explain to me the ingenuity I can use to make a bottle of wine fit into a drawer smaller than a bottle of wine in the 30 seconds I might get alone in my room during a passing period?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm quite amused by all the people concerned about children getting into unopened bottles of wine. Hell, half the time I can barely open a bottle of wine, and that's with a corkscrew, which I assume your average child is not toting around.

As a high school teacher, it would be very easy for a student to steal a bottle of wine off my desk, and for me to be held criminally liable. Not all teachers teach 5 year olds.

So...don't keep it on your desk? Where do you put your purse? Put it there.

I put my purse in a desk drawer that isn't going to hold all the Christmas gifts I get.

How much space do you think a teacher has?

So put the stuff you really don’t want kids to get into in the drawer, and leave the mugs, scented candles, and hand lotion out?

How am I supposed to know that without opening the presents? Which I can't do, since if someone sees the wine, the kid could get expelled.

My drawer isn't going to fit a bottle of wine.

I see that ingenuity isn’t your strong point.

I'm sorry, can you explain to me the ingenuity I can use to make a bottle of wine fit into a drawer smaller than a bottle of wine in the 30 seconds I might get alone in my room during a passing period?

Truth is that some of these posters are hoping you'll get into trouble so they can have a good laugh at your expense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Title says it all. It was suggested as a gift idea for a specific teacher. This is for Elem.

Oh yes, I send my kid to school with a fifth for every teacher in their backpack! LOL

Save the good stuff for MS.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh, more “wine mom” nonsense.

+1

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My spouse brought home a bottle of wine. Another teacher makes wine and brings it for the staff every year.

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Anonymous wrote:My spouse brought home a bottle of wine. Another teacher makes wine and brings it for the staff every year.

This is very different than sending a bottle of alcohol school with your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Title says it all. It was suggested as a gift idea for a specific teacher. This is for Elem.

Not sure but maybe your child could conduct an experiment by bringing a full backpack of booze into school. Let us know how it turns out.

[Anonymous]

I mean, if your kid has the type of teacher who maintains an open Instagram and you follow each other, and you see they enjoy rose and you are able to literally put it in their hand at pick-up and tell them what it is and wink then I guess it's fine.

Or if your kid's teacher is your neighbor or tutors your kid in your home and you can hand-deliver it off school property, sure.

Basically any other circumstance: don't do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, if your kid has the type of teacher who maintains an open Instagram and you follow each other, and you see they enjoy rose and you are able to literally put it in their hand at pick-up and tell them what it is and wink then I guess it's fine.

Or if your kid's teacher is your neighbor or tutors your kid in your home and you can hand-deliver it off school property, sure.

Basically any other circumstance: don't do this.

At pick up?

This is the worst idea yet.

If you have a relationship outside of school, then off campus is the only place.

[Anonymous]

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/professionalgrowth/admin/cofra.pdf

The state of Maryland prohibits the sale or use of tobacco in any form and drinking or possessing alcoholic beverages on school property.

FCPS:
https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=E5ECCFC5AAC1DDCC85256FD500531C93

Title: Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace
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Last Revised March 17, 2019
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The school system, in any job‑related context, does not tolerate the possession of alcohol or illegal drugs or the unlawful use of prescription drugs by its employees.
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Every employee is expected to be aware of this regulation, its requirements and to abide by it.

I'd say being at work, in a classroom with students would be a "job-related context"

Nowadays, many school districts, especially around the DMV have started implementing similar type regulations for their staff. Please check your local school district policies before you send a bottle of wine onto school property. Even if well intentioned, your child, the teacher or the school administration could get into trouble for it. Is it worth it? Part of a gift is making sure that is it appropriate and allowed in the context and setting. In this case, it most likely is not.

A gift card would be a better choice.