Questions emerge as to why MCPS hired drug-dealing Drew elementary teacher given prior criminal history

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Anonymous wrote:They should be doing yearly background checks on all employees.

What do you think that would accomplish? Do you think teachers are being arrested with the school never finding out?

Apparently, they’re hiring them without realizing they have an arrest record, as was the case with Magid.

Do you a DUI/attempted DUI should disqualify someone from ever teaching?

This is my question.
So a recovered alcoholic for example?

Recovered alcoholic? I think that’s fine. Someone who’s two years fresh from their latest charge? I would argue that I’m not sure that person qualifies as recovered and should be hired by MCPS.

How long is an appropriate period? I suspect most alcoholics drive drunk although I could be wrong. My guess is that being charged wth a DUI (or not) as an alcoholic is thus a function of luck.

Not sure. It would be good if MCPS HR hired some subject matter experts who could guide them to some standard that they can align to. State and federal agencies have had those standards in place for years if they want to mimic those.

DUIs do not typically disqualify someone from state or federal employment.

Uh, for an illegally controlled substance they do. Magid had a DUI for alcohol in 2010 and a drug DUI in 2020. Her 2020 DUI definitely would have disqualified her for federal and state employment, which is crazy since MCPS teachers are definitely government employees technically, since MCPS is a service provided by our county government.

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Alcohol is not an illegal substance.
Even for a security clearance and depending on the type of job, as long as she declared it in the background application, it's not an automatic disqualification.

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Anonymous wrote:They should be doing yearly background checks on all employees.

What do you think that would accomplish? Do you think teachers are being arrested with the school never finding out?

Apparently, they’re hiring them without realizing they have an arrest record, as was the case with Magid.

Do you a DUI/attempted DUI should disqualify someone from ever teaching?

This is my question.
So a recovered alcoholic for example?

Recovered alcoholic? I think that’s fine. Someone who’s two years fresh from their latest charge? I would argue that I’m not sure that person qualifies as recovered and should be hired by MCPS.

How long is an appropriate period? I suspect most alcoholics drive drunk although I could be wrong. My guess is that being charged wth a DUI (or not) as an alcoholic is thus a function of luck.

Not sure. It would be good if MCPS HR hired some subject matter experts who could guide them to some standard that they can align to. State and federal agencies have had those standards in place for years if they want to mimic those.

DUIs do not typically disqualify someone from state or federal employment.

Uh, for an illegally controlled substance they do. Magid had a DUI for alcohol in 2010 and a drug DUI in 2020. Her 2020 DUI definitely would have disqualified her for federal and state employment, which is crazy since MCPS teachers are definitely government employees technically, since MCPS is a service provided by our county government.

No.
Alcohol is not an illegal substance.
Even for a security clearance and depending on the type of job, as long as she declared it in the background application, it's not an automatic disqualification.

Using alcohol isn’t illegal. Driving under the influence of alcohol is.

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Anonymous wrote:They should be doing yearly background checks on all employees.

What do you think that would accomplish? Do you think teachers are being arrested with the school never finding out?

Apparently, they’re hiring them without realizing they have an arrest record, as was the case with Magid.

Do you a DUI/attempted DUI should disqualify someone from ever teaching?

This is my question.
So a recovered alcoholic for example?

Recovered alcoholic? I think that’s fine. Someone who’s two years fresh from their latest charge? I would argue that I’m not sure that person qualifies as recovered and should be hired by MCPS.

How long is an appropriate period? I suspect most alcoholics drive drunk although I could be wrong. My guess is that being charged wth a DUI (or not) as an alcoholic is thus a function of luck.

Not sure. It would be good if MCPS HR hired some subject matter experts who could guide them to some standard that they can align to. State and federal agencies have had those standards in place for years if they want to mimic those.

DUIs do not typically disqualify someone from state or federal employment.

Uh, for an illegally controlled substance they do. Magid had a DUI for alcohol in 2010 and a drug DUI in 2020. Her 2020 DUI definitely would have disqualified her for federal and state employment, which is crazy since MCPS teachers are definitely government employees technically, since MCPS is a service provided by our county government.

I'm not aware of any such prohibition for federal employment, although perhaps state laws are more strict.

There is if you have a clearance and it absolutely should be.

Neither statement is true.

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Anonymous wrote:They should be doing yearly background checks on all employees.

What do you think that would accomplish? Do you think teachers are being arrested with the school never finding out?

Apparently, they’re hiring them without realizing they have an arrest record, as was the case with Magid.

Do you a DUI/attempted DUI should disqualify someone from ever teaching?

This is my question.
So a recovered alcoholic for example?

Recovered alcoholic? I think that’s fine. Someone who’s two years fresh from their latest charge? I would argue that I’m not sure that person qualifies as recovered and should be hired by MCPS.

How long is an appropriate period? I suspect most alcoholics drive drunk although I could be wrong. My guess is that being charged wth a DUI (or not) as an alcoholic is thus a function of luck.

Not sure. It would be good if MCPS HR hired some subject matter experts who could guide them to some standard that they can align to. State and federal agencies have had those standards in place for years if they want to mimic those.

DUIs do not typically disqualify someone from state or federal employment.

Uh, for an illegally controlled substance they do. Magid had a DUI for alcohol in 2010 and a drug DUI in 2020. Her 2020 DUI definitely would have disqualified her for federal and state employment, which is crazy since MCPS teachers are definitely government employees technically, since MCPS is a service provided by our county government.

I'm not aware of any such prohibition for federal employment, although perhaps state laws are more strict.

There is if you have a clearance and it absolutely should be.

Neither statement is true.

We know people who lost their clearances for drug and alcohol abuse.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel for this woman’s family. She clearly has some kind of substance abuse problem despite her brother’s death. And her poor mother having to deal with this as well while also being an MCPS employee herself.

The mother also has a DUI on her record.

Where is the shock coming from? Do you know literally anything about addiction?

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And today Sarah Magid was released from jail with a 10,000 unsecured bond. It’s a revolving door for criminals.

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Anonymous wrote:And today Sarah Magid was released from jail with a 10,000 unsecured bond. It’s a revolving door for criminals.

How long before she's back at Drew Elementary?

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A. She won't be back at Drew ES. And that's a shame for the students and families she impacted in a positive wat during her time there. Concerning on all fronts for the Admin, colleagues and kids.

B. I feel for the Magid family. Their names once again ripped apart by the actions of the children. Right, wrong or indifferent.

C. $10k aint easy to come by these days. Not to mention the long term financial and emotional toll this time around it takes on the family.

Sad all the way around. I pray folks offer some Grace and be thankful it's not their family. 🙏🏽

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Anonymous wrote:A. She won't be back at Drew ES. And that's a shame for the students and families she impacted in a positive wat during her time there. Concerning on all fronts for the Admin, colleagues and kids.

B. I feel for the Magid family. Their names once again ripped apart by the actions of the children. Right, wrong or indifferent.

C. $10k aint easy to come by these days. Not to mention the long term financial and emotional toll this time around it takes on the family.

Sad all the way around. I pray folks offer some Grace and be thankful it's not their family. 🙏🏽

I’m not saying she was all bad, but considering she showed up to work under the influence and left the classroom to sell drugs, I would not emphasize on point A.

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Anonymous wrote:You think this was the only teacher with a DUI?

Hell there are vice principals mcps with duis.

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Anonymous wrote:You think this was the only teacher with a DUI?

Hell there are vice principals mcps with duis.

Beidleman had a DUi

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The situation for Sarah Magid has not gotten better: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/10/10/montgomery-teacher-indicted-fentanyl/

A Montgomery County elementary school teacher accused of selling fentanyl pills to a man who later overdosed was indicted Thursday and remains locked up after a recent overdose herself, according to court filings.

“It is objectively dangerous to our community to be engaged in this sort of activity,” prosecutor Kimberly Cissel said at a recent hearing for the teacher, Sarah Magid, 34.

The indictment tracks with earlier charges filed in the case by police in August. Magid faces counts of distribution of fentanyl and other charges.

Magid, who had taught first grade at Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School in Silver Spring, has been placed on leave. The indictment Thursday moves the case from district court to circuit court.

No trial date has been set. But in recent hearings, her attorneys have signaled what their defense will be: Magid shared pills only to support her habit, was devastated by the man’s death, and needs treatment not incarceration, according to her attorney, David Moyse.

Unsurprisingly, MCPS is remaining silent on what it did or didn't know about her activities, even though investigators confirmed she left the classroom to drug deal, which means she had the drugs on her while she was in school.

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Anonymous wrote:The situation for Sarah Magid has not gotten better: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/10/10/montgomery-teacher-indicted-fentanyl/

A Montgomery County elementary school teacher accused of selling fentanyl pills to a man who later overdosed was indicted Thursday and remains locked up after a recent overdose herself, according to court filings.

“It is objectively dangerous to our community to be engaged in this sort of activity,” prosecutor Kimberly Cissel said at a recent hearing for the teacher, Sarah Magid, 34.

The indictment tracks with earlier charges filed in the case by police in August. Magid faces counts of distribution of fentanyl and other charges.

Magid, who had taught first grade at Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School in Silver Spring, has been placed on leave. The indictment Thursday moves the case from district court to circuit court.

No trial date has been set. But in recent hearings, her attorneys have signaled what their defense will be: Magid shared pills only to support her habit, was devastated by the man’s death, and needs treatment not incarceration, according to her attorney, David Moyse.

Unsurprisingly, MCPS is remaining silent on what it did or didn't know about her activities, even though investigators confirmed she left the classroom to drug deal, which means she had the drugs on her while she was in school.

Is the AP and Principal still at this school? The Director? What are families of 1st graders planning to do? Get a lawyer and ?

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Anonymous wrote:The situation for Sarah Magid has not gotten better: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/10/10/montgomery-teacher-indicted-fentanyl/

A Montgomery County elementary school teacher accused of selling fentanyl pills to a man who later overdosed was indicted Thursday and remains locked up after a recent overdose herself, according to court filings.

“It is objectively dangerous to our community to be engaged in this sort of activity,” prosecutor Kimberly Cissel said at a recent hearing for the teacher, Sarah Magid, 34.

The indictment tracks with earlier charges filed in the case by police in August. Magid faces counts of distribution of fentanyl and other charges.

Magid, who had taught first grade at Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School in Silver Spring, has been placed on leave. The indictment Thursday moves the case from district court to circuit court.

No trial date has been set. But in recent hearings, her attorneys have signaled what their defense will be: Magid shared pills only to support her habit, was devastated by the man’s death, and needs treatment not incarceration, according to her attorney, David Moyse.

Unsurprisingly, MCPS is remaining silent on what it did or didn't know about her activities, even though investigators confirmed she left the classroom to drug deal, which means she had the drugs on her while she was in school.

Is the AP and Principal still at this school? The Director? What are families of 1st graders planning to do? Get a lawyer and ?

No one in administration at the school or district has been disciplined or punished for Magid's illegal activities, which happened on school premises.

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Anonymous wrote:The situation for Sarah Magid has not gotten better: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/10/10/montgomery-teacher-indicted-fentanyl/

A Montgomery County elementary school teacher accused of selling fentanyl pills to a man who later overdosed was indicted Thursday and remains locked up after a recent overdose herself, according to court filings.

“It is objectively dangerous to our community to be engaged in this sort of activity,” prosecutor Kimberly Cissel said at a recent hearing for the teacher, Sarah Magid, 34.

The indictment tracks with earlier charges filed in the case by police in August. Magid faces counts of distribution of fentanyl and other charges.

Magid, who had taught first grade at Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School in Silver Spring, has been placed on leave. The indictment Thursday moves the case from district court to circuit court.

No trial date has been set. But in recent hearings, her attorneys have signaled what their defense will be: Magid shared pills only to support her habit, was devastated by the man’s death, and needs treatment not incarceration, according to her attorney, David Moyse.

Unsurprisingly, MCPS is remaining silent on what it did or didn't know about her activities, even though investigators confirmed she left the classroom to drug deal, which means she had the drugs on her while she was in school.

Is the AP and Principal still at this school? The Director? What are families of 1st graders planning to do? Get a lawyer and ?

No one in administration at the school or district has been disciplined or punished for Magid's illegal activities, which happened on school premises.

SMH.

How often do they do drug testing of teachers and staff, including Admin? Taylor - you're up, these are your staff!

Where is Washington Post writers on this??