5 ‘Tweaking’ Teachers Busted on Campus

Melissa Martin, a 42-year-old substitute teacher, was reported by an eighth-grade student for appearing high. School resource officer Thatcher Morrison found her with a heart rate of 130. Martin admitted to having cocaine in her jacket pocket, which she wore into Barry Town Middle and Elementary School. A K9 unit later alerted on her jacket and backpack, confirming the presence of drugs.

A student alerted staff, who then contacted Officer Morrison. Martin's confession and the K9 alert on her belongings provided evidence. She was charged with cocaine possession and reckless endangerment.

Christopher Reus, a substitute teacher at Bay Lane Elementary, was suspected of impairment by staff. Officer Chris Defer found Reus exhibiting slurred speech and scattered answers. A preliminary breath test revealed a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.36, more than four times the legal driving limit. Further investigation uncovered an active arrest warrant from Milwaukee County for a missed court appearance and a pending OWI charge with bail conditions prohibiting alcohol consumption.

Staff observations, Reus's admission of drinking the night before, a PBT reading of 0.36, and dispatch confirmation of an active warrant and bail conditions.

Kayla Fasco, a special education teacher, resigned from Salem Grade School after staff suspected her of being under the influence. When deputies searched a box of her left-behind belongings in her classroom, they found a black handbag containing a sandwich bag with white powder residue, a cut straw, and a torn baggy corner. A field test confirmed the substance was cocaine. Her ex-husband, present during the investigation, expressed shock, stating he believed she was clean.

Discovery of drug paraphernalia and cocaine residue in Fasco's handbag within her classroom belongings. Field test confirmed cocaine. Fasco was issued a summons to appear in court.

Jennifer Davis, a teacher at an elementary school in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, was reported by administrators for suspected intoxication. Although her portable breathalyzer test showed a 0.06 BAC (just under the legal driving limit of 0.08), field sobriety tests indicated impairment. The officer, citing a legal obligation due to her role in caring for students, decided to arrest her for public intoxication rather than releasing her to a family member, as she was entrusted with student safety.

Administrator's report, PBT reading of 0.06, failed field sobriety tests, and the officer's legal justification for arrest.

Kimberly Coats, a third-grade teacher in Perkins, Oklahoma, was observed by school administrators to be acting erratically. She initially denied drinking at school, claiming she drank the night before. A breathalyzer test registered a 0.24 BAC, three times the legal limit. Further search of her classroom revealed a cup containing wine on her desk. Coats was arrested for public intoxication and later faced a second public intoxication charge after appearing impaired at a court hearing.

Administrator's observations, PBT reading of 0.24, discovery of wine in a cup on her classroom desk, and her subsequent arrest and re-arrest.