No school board member explained why the teacher in question hadn't been fired.
August 14, 2008 - An unnamed intermediate school teacher is being considered for tenure status despite having been charged in two counties with drunken driving on two separate occasions.
The first offense occurred December 2005 and was expunged after she completed an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program for one year. In addition, the teacher was required to attend an alcohol highway safety school and had driving privileges suspended for one month.No school board member explained why the teacher in question hadn't been fired.
The teacher's second offense occurred less than a year later in September 2006. In May 2007, the teacher was sentenced to 90 days of electronic monitoring and six months probation following the monitoring.
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DISTRICT INFO: The school district is the Kiski Area School District.
The August 11 Board Member agenda is here. (PDF)
From the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH FOR TEENS
Leading causes? Research shows which behaviors contribute to teen-related crashes. Inexperience and immaturity combined with speed, drinking and driving, not wearing seat belts, distracted driving (cell phone use, loud music, other teen passengers, etc.), drowsy driving, nighttime driving, and other drug use aggravate this problem.
