It's been a day for drugs and drug arrests.SENTENCED - Conspiracy to distribute cocaine
Erin Marks, a special education teacher in Maryland, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous substance (cocaine.) She was sentenced to 26 to 18 months in jail with all but nine months suspended.
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GUILTY PLEA - Trafficking methamphetamine
In Nevada, Kymberly Tamburello, 43, a 6th grade special education teacher, pleaded guilty to one charge of trafficking methamphetamine. Her husband was sentenced in January to one to four years in the Nevada State Prison.
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ARRESTED - 400 pounds of marijuana
Roma, Texas teacher's aide Elizabeth Garza was arrested after being caught with more than 400 hundred pounds of marijuana.
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ARRESTED - Possession of drugs
Someone tipped off Carbondale, Illinois police to Scott Way's illegal drug activity. The 27-year-old elementary physical education teacher and baseball coach in Hardin Count was arrested after a search of his home revealed 600 grams of marijuana and 70 grams of cocaine along with some prescription medications.
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If they dared to do so, no doubt, the teacher's unions would claim the teachers needed to sell drugs to supplement their income because their pay scale was so low.
SENTENCED - Misdemeanor battery
Band director David Drillinger, 54, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery count for inappropriate contact with female students. He was sentenced to one year of court supervision. (Illinois)
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SEEKING AN EARLY RELEASE
Sentenced to four years in prison for sexual battery and attempted sexual battery of students who were 16 and 17, Jason Miller, 26, has served a total of ten months. He's seeking an early release. A judge will make a decision next week. As part of his sentence, Miller is a registered sex offender for the rest of his life. (Ohio)
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Trust Us! We know better!
Seattle, Washington schools are not reporting school violence, including the rape of a 15-year-old developmentally disabled girl, to the police. Only in Seattle would education officials think they made their own law because they're so much smarter than anyone else.
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