Think my perception of what happened was a little to close for comfort .

Looks like lil Miss Katie was at it again!
http://www.lakegenevanews.net/Articles-i...

a girl at my work offered it to once. I said NO WAY. she said dont nock it till you try it. I said I dont think so. She said she saw it snowing once. year real neat when it snows in doors.Tell you what else if taking drugs made you look the way she looked. again
NO WAY. she thought she was hot. guess what you need a different mirror to look into.

foofoogrl- if you took the dose of a childs meds. what would happen to the child if taken the same meds?? DO they have a different make up than adults and effect them differently? if not i would be afraid to give a kid hdd meds!!!

Sorry i dont agree with the drug addiction thing for herowin/crack,etc. FOr years every one has heard DONT TOUCH this stuff. So dont!!

I too dont understand the not guilty plea."i didnt know drugs are bad unkay?" what ever

Mr M call me at 5pm .

optimism
just a thought, but Klick, are you bipolor??
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No optimism i have lived in Wisconsin all my life
why do you ask .

why dont we all shut up and stop complaining and put her bum in jail, simple as is

Thisbites i think you are a hard working all around nice guy, with a sparkling personality hell of a man and salt of the earth .

Thisbites i think you are a really a good guy
i really do .

Optimism and JohnDoe-
Ignore klick. He's just entertaining himself and trying to get a rise out of you.

Just a thought, but Klick, are you bipolor??

JohnDoe ...it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to keep posting and remove all doubt.

copperguy you da man , we need good cops like you .

JohnDoe aka BOSSHOG /GOMMER /OR BARNEY that is so old . But you MAY use the board you have my
Permission to use this board . you are now on (ignore)

klick...it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to keep posting and remove all doubt.

JohnDoe now go to bed and be quite and put down your bottle . AKA bARNEY OR BOSS HOG what ever you use .

Wow! I probably don't want to get involved in this forum, but it does present an excellent opportunity to address come common misconceptions.

Everyone in the USA is presumed innocent until found guilty by the trier of fact (in a criminal case, that's the judge or jury). No matter how heinous the alleged offense, the presumption of innocence applies to all.

A defendant nearly ALWAYS pleads "not guilty" (NG) at the initial appearance (IA). As others have said, it preserves their right to a trial. Absolutely noone should infer anything from a "NG" plea at the IA.

I have arrested many people based on solid evidence. Yet, I have always regarded those arrested as "suspects" in my cases until a finding by the judge/jury. Even if I catch someone with drugs in their hand, in their pocket, etc., my arrest is only an allegation. As a matter of fact, the news media does a bit of a disservice to the public by saying police charged such-and-such person with these crimes. In fact, only the district attorney can "charge" someone with a crime. Cops arrest and book people on suspicion. DAs issue criminal charges.

And there are occasionally cases that shouldn't have been brought. I know of a family, all of the brothers in which I have arrested at one time or another. The entire family hates me and thinks I have it out for them. When one of the brothers was inappropriately cited in a case where I assisted, I did not hesitate to tell the truth at the trial on that citation, thus having the judge issue a dismissal. Probably made me unpopular with the issuing officer, but I have to be truthful. Sad part is that the defendant thought he pulled one over on me, even though people who I am close to knew I was looking forward to the trial so I COULD tell the truth!

One should wait until the decision of the judge/jury before issuing one's own verdict.

JohnDoe are you Barney ? and if so does Andy give you one bullet.

LOL at you barney.

"""""JohnDoe please clean up your front and back yard and paint your house it looks like hell"""""

JohnDoe next time i'l know where to stick those Quotes .

JohnDoe shut up and sit down .

Teachers are some of the craziest people I know. They sure like to party the hardest.

klick...You are clueless.

You still don't know what it means when part of a post is in "QUOTES"?

Educate yourself...you look foolish.

JohnDoe
"she deals to alot to my friends!"
then why didn't you turn her in so she could get help, there are a lot of progams out there.

Maria_09 the teacher should have a chance for drug rehab.the same as a Alcoholic ,and their are food addictions and nicotine additions .

They are still contradictory statement, WiSpedTeacher...

What you are saying is that this statement...

""So toy say I don't "grasp" something..is completely untrue.. ""

Being changed to this statement...

""So toy say I don't "understand" something..is completely untrue.. ""

Somehow makes it not contridictory to THIS statement...

"I do not claim to know the judicial system, as I personally have not had 1st hand knowledge of the laws.."

So again, I ask you, which is it?

As far as not having first hand knowledge of this info, how many of us DO have first hand info of constitutional questions? And most of the objections you've raised in this forum is just that...the defendants constitutional rights.

Even your rebuttal is full of contridictions...First you say

"...know what the judicial rules are and just don't grasp(understand) them."

And you follow THAT up with...

"I do not know the rules, and never have claimed to know them.. "

Now, I'll be the first to admit that I am NOT an educated man...most of what I've learned over the last 48 years has been learned the hard way. But you've managed to get me completely lost.

Help a me out here, just reread what you've written and see if you can see how some of us might be a tad confused by what you are saying

Madman
To say I don't grasp something is to say: that I know what the judicial rules are and just don't grasp(understand) them.

I do not know the rules, and never have claimed to know them.. If given the opportunity to study them I would "grasp" the information just fine..

WiSpedTeacher....not to beat a dead horse here...but I would think that you should at least be able to understand that a person is entitled to certain constitutional rights when accused of a crime.

As a mom and a teacher, I would also think you would have enough life experiences to realize that things are not always as they seem, but even if it does turn out that way, everyone should at least have the opportunity to present their side...whether it be a child, a student, a teacher, or whoever.


Apparently, you are not willing give the accused that opportunity, which, although not a right afforded to a "child" by the parent or a "student" by the teacher...it is a constitutional right afforded every defendant by the constitution of the Unitrd States.

That is a concept that could serve you well in many aspects of life, should you choose to embrace it.

I STILL WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE DISTURBANCE WAS THAT BROUGHT THE POLICE THERE IN THE 1ST PLACE AND WHAT PROMPTED HER TO JUST "HAND OVER" THE DRUGS.

WiSpedTeacher...

...You just said

"I do not claim to know the judicial system, as I personally have not had 1st hand knowledge of the laws.."

Followed by saying...

"So toy say I don't "grasp" something..is completely untrue.. "

So...which is it? There are contradictory statements. You can not claim to not knowing the judicial sysem followed by saying that your NOT grasping it is untrue.

As for quoting another blog for info on her addiction and who got her addictted, it still holds no weight...quoting a blogger is not the same thing as first hand knowledge...it's still heresay. Even if the poster "claims" to be the womans sister. I could claim to be the long lost brother of Barack Obama and unless the Gazette decides to release information about who is who, you have no way to know for a fact who I am.

JohnDoe...
I am speaking as a mom..a VREY good mom, and a teacher..a very good, well respected teacher..

I do not claim to know the judicial system, as I personally have not had 1st hand knowledge of the laws..

So toy say I don't "grasp" something..is completely untrue.. I am speaking as a mom, for other moms..and as a teacher and other teachers..

Madman, I get the whole innocent until proven guilty...As far as the school having enough to suspend her without pay..That is in the contract you sign..You are in a contract that is 2 or maybe 3 years probation, and during that time they can fire you without any reason, even if you wore blue shoes today and we were supposed to were brown..
So, I am guessing she won't be back in Walworth, but I do worry about the next little school she is at...

Yada..I was quoting things from another blog..Lake Geneva Regional news..the one posting was her sister

Here is the link to one of their articles..
http://www.lakegenevanews.net/Articles-i...

http://www.lakegenevanews.net/Articles-i...

Here is a ling to their blogs..it doesn't say sister...but I am still digging..
http://www.lakegenevanews.net/editorialc...

Yada...YOU do not know anything about me, who I teach, or who I work with.. I would NEVER break my oath of confidentiality for my students..So don't sit there and say she is that..or I bet she does or doesn't do that...
Feel free to e mail me and find out the real person!

Thank you Madman1961 & JohnDoe for your comments - very well spoken.

WiSpedTeacher wrote "in my opinion as a mom and teacher, this girl gave up her rights when she made this terrible choice.."

She just can't seem to grasp the concept of our judicial system, or doesn't respect it as long as it's someone else.

I hope she never gets summoned for jury duty.

WiSpedTeacher...

These points from the Gazettes user agreement at the bottom of this page:

"Share what you know. Give us your eyewitness accounts, background, observations and history."

What I read this to be is to put emphasis on the KNOW part...meaning don't spread rumors or heresay which I feel you did with your comments about the boyfriend or her "addiction"

"Do not libel anyone. Libel is writing something false about someone that damages that person's reputation."

Same thing here...You've libeled the boyfriend about him GETTING her hooked and you've libeled HER for being addicted. Do you have proof that either of those statements are fact? If you do, don't tell US...go to the D.A. with your evidence. Or to her defense attorney. He or she might be able to make use of it.

I understand that you want to protect your children and other students. I also understand that that IS in that order that you want the protection to happen, it's how I'd want it...protect your own, it is one of the reasons humans have survived on this planet as long as we have.

Yada said that you need to chill. Although I'd like to think I'd have phrased it a little kinder, the point is valid. It still comes down to the fact that, like it or not, she IS innocent until PROVEN guilty in a court of law.

I know that the prior articles refered to her handing the drugs over to the cops and she admitted to HAVING the drugs, but were YOU there? Have YOU seen the video of the search? Or the arrest? Is there video to be seen?

Obviously, there is enough reason for the school district to remove her from the classroom...reasonable doubt can only go just so far when it comes to kids...but if she is found innocent, then she should be reinstated without prejudice. It's only fair.

Shame on you - WiSpedTeacher - You are sharing information(some may call gossip or slander)about this young lady that you should NOT be sharing. Saying that you have heard she has a serious drug problem or under the influence is wrong, even if it is something that you have heard. Regardless of the source that you have for the information I would recommend that you leave out personal information that you have heard about her. Think about her family and that they might be reading this! You are further destroying the life of this young lady with things that you have heard from others. It would seem that if you are sharing things that you have heard here than you are probably doing the same at work about others. Please think about her family before you share information that has not been in the newspaper!

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I will agree that this issue is very personal to me..Not only as a mom, but as a new teacher myself..there are 200-300 applicants for each teaching position that gets posted.. This girl got the job, and many other qualified teachers were turned down because of who she knew to get the job..Now, her class of students had to deal with having a new teacher in the beginning of the year, then having a long term sub brought in, and next year having another new teacher...it just breaks the continuity of having the same teacher and disrupts the "looping" process. This is hard on many kids...many kids that rely on school as the one place they feel that they can depend on people.

So again, I apologize if I offended anyone, but as a mom...I will make sure my children are safe..no matter what!

Ok JimPI...
I do not know for a fact that she was under the influence, however, I have heard from friends at the school that this girl has a serious problem (drug abuse) and that her sister is the one that called the police on her and her boyfriend. Her sister has admitted to her boyfriend getting her hooked on drugs..
In my opinion as a mom, if there is an ADULT that is supposed to be a role model caught with SEVERAL packages of drugs.. (HARD CORE DRUGS) on her person, and even in a file folder...then yes I would like it or not refer to that person as a "druggie".
No my kids were not in the parking lot at night, however, my children go through that very same lot 2 times a day to go to the library..what "if" some of her drugs fell out and a child or MY CHILD had found them?? What if her file folder was left on her desk and a student (6 or 7 years old) had come into contact with it??
I think ALL schools should have mandatory drug testing, and not just on initial hire..that's how strongly I feel about this issue!
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Now I know we are all typing in a blog, and emotion cannot be expressed through type.. (And I apologize for any typing errors..I have never claimed to be a typist...I can't type!)
But for you to say that you worry about how I handle things in a classroom?? You don't know me at all..I have been teaching hard core special education students for 4 years..including 2 years in Beloit, working with a lot of diverse populations and economically disadvantaged children.. I have had my life threatened numerous times, I have kids use vulgar language towards me on a daily basis..I write behavior intervention plans for these students...and in my years of being a mom and a teacher, I have never "lost my cool" or yelled at a student..it's not me..not my nature..
I am an ADVOCATE..I advocate for my students day in and day out.. I advocate for my children... and that is something that I will not change about myself..
Being that advocate is what brought me to run for trustee...Having run for trustee I have never claimed to be up on police procedures or courtroom lingo..that's not my job, it's yours PI...
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Yada... in my opinion as a mom and teacher, this girl gave up her rights when she made this terrible choice.. as teachers we know we all have a "morality clause" and people expect more appropriate behavior of us..
I know she has her day in court coming.

one943
WOW to think I voted for WiSpedTeacher!
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Why because she is concerned about her Children . what you are doing is making an Ass out of your self.
now pick on my grammer and spelling so it makes you feel good.

"Getting caught with cocaine and heroin in a school parking lot makes you a druggie!"

Really? What's your definition of "druggie?" I take it to mean someone who does drugs, usually on a regular basis. I've held cocaine in my hands many times, yet I've never done cocaine. I've held heroin in my hands several times, yet I've never done heroin either. Yet, by your use of the term druggie, I'd be considered one.

I've seen nothing in any news reports that indicates she was under the influence of drugs, either at the time of arrest or at any time previous.

While I appreciate your fervor and passion about this case, I do feel you're letting your emotions get the better of you. It is in that regard that I'm thankful you aren't involved in the education of my own children. If a news story gets you this riled up, I'd not want to see how you react to even a mild crisis in person.

I'm not saying this is the case in this instance but let me posit a hypothetical situation. Let's say there are two adults on school grounds, late in the evening. They are having an argument regarding the drug abuse of one of those adults. The argument escalates in volume to such a degree that a person living nearby calls the police. Before the police arrive, the non-addict grabs one or two containers of drugs from the addict, planning to flush them or destroy them in some other manner. The addict sees the police car coming and flees the scene. Officer arrives and discovers the non-addict in possession of narcotics. Is he or she guilty? Would you convict him or her if you were on the jury? How do you think the story would first come out in the local news, meaning how do you think the non-addict would be portrayed?

Again, I'm not saying that's what happened here. What I'm getting at is I don't think we've been told the whole story. Not all the facts have been presented.

That's why we have the kind of judicial system we do. People are supposed to be presumed innocent until PROVEN guilty. Sadly, all too many people here are willing to convict before reading so much as ONE police report, let alone hearing witness testimony and having the opportunity to see and hear other evidence.

And I just find that depressing. While far from perfect, our judicial system is one of the best on the planet. And you folks take it for granted. Nice.

How many teachers, parents, etc., have prescribed opiates (pain medications) and/or benzodiazepines/barbituates (sedatives, sleeping aids) in their desk drawers, school bags, purses, etc.? Or at home where their children, nieces, nephews, younger siblings and/or grandchildren live or visit? I am not condoning this teacher having street drugs in her possession. I am only trying to further my push to educate the public about the dangers of ALL drugs, whether street drugs or pharmaceutical drugs that may or may not have been prescribed for the person possessing them. These pharmaceutical drugs are often just as dangerous to a child as heroin or cocaine. Some of the prescribed drugs are more dangerous to children than either of these two street drugs. The fastest growing way to die from an overdose is via methadone which is being increasingly prescribed for pain control. If you are a teacher and have your medications with you at work, LOCK THEM UP. If you are anyone who has prescribed drugs at home, LOCK THEM UP.

Yada-
This is what's wrong in America today. A TEACHER can be caught red-handed with drugs on school grounds, but if your OWN kids were not exposed, it's Ok.
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Regarding your comment "Some may look at your grammar/sentence structure and think a teacher should do much better", in these blogs sometimes passion and emotion prevail, surely you understand that.
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Per your OWN statements, (as follows), should YOU be throwing stones?
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"You are also assuming that she was in a impaired condition". (Grammar?)
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"Sure it is bad that the drugs were on the school grounds, but this young lady still needs to have her day in court"

She turned over her own drugs, VOLUNTARILY to the police and is now pleading innocent of HAVING them!

WiSpedTeacher - From your Feb. 27 post it sounds like you need to chill. I don't mean that in a rude way, but relax. The drugs were obviously on the school grounds, but (unless there is something I don't know)your kids were not personally exposed to the drugs. Sure it is bad that the drugs were on the school grounds, but this young lady still needs to have her day in court and NOT be judged with such fervent anger. We do not have all of the facts at this point. Regarding others that may judge you as a teacher: 1. Some may look at your grammar/sentence structure and think a teacher should do much better. 2. Others may be upset that you are calling her a druggie or inferring that one that is caught with the drugs is a druggie(meaning her). 3. You are also assuming that she was in a impaired condition. If you have heard this from gossip, it is not factual. Have the proper authorities told us that she was impaired or have they have shared the test results to prove she was impaired. It is interesting that you are defending your ability as a teacher in your post because some online may criticize you. At the same type you seem content to critically attack a young lady who was arrested, but the case has not been tried yet. You have cast your stone!("If anyone of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.") No judgment is justified when only one side of an issue is examined. Peace

If you'd all pause and think a minute - WisPedTeacher has many valid points.
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For one, it's indisputable there were extreme drugs ON school property, in possession by another teacher. That's a FACT.
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We don't know if it belonged to her boyfriend, or whatever, that's for a court to figure out.
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But WisPedTeacher has a right (and a duty) to be concerned, ESPECIALLY if her own children attend that school.
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Educators have a higher standard to model, because they chose a profession that looks out for the welfare of children.

You all can judge me if you want..but I have children that attend that school..and yes I feel very strongly about it, wouldn't you if your children were exposed to that??

As far as my teaching abilities..None of you know what kind of person / teacher I am, however, I am a good teacher! I have secured grants for the programs I have developed, I put my whole heart into my job...

Typing on a blog does not make me a bad teacher!

Getting caught with cocaine and heroin in a school parking lot makes you a druggie! She *may* have been a good teacher, however, I question how good if she was at school in an impaired condition..

She took that job, and teachers have certain expectations of them to NOT go out and do drugs!

WOW to think I voted for WiSpedTeacher!

nurse4u What i really think about Judge Judy she needs a couple of years of Anger Management.

nurse4u --Blood tests tend to only have a positive after drug use within the last few hours. Urine drug tests are usually a few days to a month and hair tests can determine use within the last three months. Cocaine's half life is usually about 60-90 minutes and the half life of heroin is 15-30 minutes,
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Very usefull information , Judge judy has said many times the hair test is good for 1 year.
the last company i worked for would send you to drug classes if dirty,but if you had injury they would get the wound treated and then drug screen immediately after . then fired

Typo- Meant to write consume.

If this individual was using drugs and obtains drug counseling and frequent drug tests she may be able to retain her license. We all make mistakes in life. I do not think that drug use should ban her from her career for the rest of her life. Drug addictions are powerful and can cosume an individual and impair their thinking processes. I think she should be disciplined if convicted, but not barred.

I do not see justmythought's post?

Also, depending on what type of drug test and when it was given are factors in a negative result. Blood tests tend to only have a positive after drug use within the last few hours. Urine drug tests are usually a few days to a month and hair tests can determine use within the last three months. Cocaine's half life is usually about 60-90 minutes and the half life of heroin is 15-30 minutes, so these drugs are rapidly metabolized. Depending on the amount of drugs that are ingested are also factors.

SarahB i have sent you an email.

WisSpecEd-No wonder you lost that election.

WiSpedTeacher: I'm not sure you should be teaching. It appears that you judge too quickly and have a hot-flash temper.

JimPI, JohnDoe, & NancyB: thanks for injecting some sanity into this discussion. It is shocking to me how poorly understood our country's legal system is, given its designed openness and transparency.

foofoogirl.. I agree with you..

JUSTMYTHOUGHTS...you should have never written a name. That was naughty. If you want to do something about it, call the police, don't post uninvestigated "rumors" on the web. You sound like you need some anger counseling. You obviously have some real demons that need to be dealt with. I hope you find your peace.

justmythoughts wrote "she deals to alot to my friends!"

Time for you to get new friends.

justmythoughts...are you referring to my post?

If so, I think you are missing the point.
I'm not assigning guilt or innocence...I'm espousing the criminal justice system as it should apply to ALL citizens.

OK...I'm sorry, but I can't resist.
WiSpedTeacher ran for public office, and actually wrote these last two posts?

You are a teacher, and completely ignorant of the constitutional rights of an individual in the criminal justice system?
Or if you are aware of them, so willing to trash them as long as it is not you in the hot seat?

Based on what you have just written, it's a good thing you did not advance in the election process...and your ability to function in the public education sector should be thoroughly investigated.

How can we NOT judge?? She was hired to teach 1st and 2nd graders! She was doing DRUGS..not ADHD meds..DRUGS (Heroin and Cocaine)

She is pathetic and makes me SICK! She brings a bad name to the teaching profession! I hope she NEVER teaches again!

This is not a personal attack against anyone that feels that this young lady is getting off easy and / or this is a joke, etc. We do NOT have all of the facts yet. It is quite obvious that the entire story has NOT been told. It is nice to see readers like JIMPL explaining to some here why she pleaded not guilty. It is real easy to condemn and judge this young lady. I think it would be far better to wait until all of the facts are provided during a trial.

I had heard that a ex boyfriend was trying to get even

one943 the drug test come up negative, she is being railroaded .

Did she take a drug test when she was arrested?

For those who seem upset at learning of the not guilty plea, why does this bother you? All this does is preserve her right to a trial (by Judge or by Jury) as well as other Constitutional rights. Sorry, but that's just part of the deal of living in America.

Think about it like this. If she's actually guilty right now, she'll still be guilty at trial, right?

Here's what I find funny though. Many people in these various online discussions pick on or make fun of the reporting abilities of the Gazette staff. They'll complain how there are facts not being reported or whatever. Yet, when a story like this hits, those people are so quick to slam the door on a defendant, knowing only what they've read in the Gazette.

Suffice to say, with this story as well as most others, I highly doubt all the facts are making it into the news story.

For those who seem upset at learning of the not guilty plea, why does this bother you? All this does is preserve her right to a trial (by Judge or by Jury) as well as other Constitutional rights. Sorry, but that's just part of the deal of living in America.

Here's what I find funny though. Many people in these various online discussions pick on or make fun of the reporting abilities of the Gazette staff. They'll complain how there are facts not being reported or whatever. Yet, when a story like this hits, those people are so quick to slam the door on a defendant, knowing only what they've read in the Gazette.

Suffice to say, with this story as well as most others, I highly doubt all the facts are making it into the news story.

Try this to get a little info on the disturbance.

http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2008/nov...

THis poor little Katie looks just so broken. :(

marinab....OH how I know about the whole cocaine thing....good thing it scared me and I couldn't afford it, because I too tried that too once when I was younger, and oh how I loved it. Thank goodness it didn't last long enough to justify me spendng money on it. I also applaud you for speaking up. The most judgemental people on here are the ones who can't be shameless about their past. They are ashamed of who they are, so they radiate that onto others mistakes. Sad. I only have one chance at this life, and none of us come out alive anyway, so I feel no need to ask as if I am someone I am not, and to hide my mistakes. Every single person who knows and loves me knows this secret (except for my younger children), including my June Cleaver mother in law. And I truly believe by me not being ashamed, and using it as a learning experience, it has made those close to me more understanding to the curumstances a person could get into, where before they may never have been. I too have the smoking thing....(((sigh)))). Not sure I have the strenghth for that one, but one never knows. :)

THISISME...I am so happy to see you not judging this woman. That is very admirable. But, like I said in my "short novel", sometimes the ones you least expect are the ones that get caught up in this mess. But you are right, there is no need to fill in the missing peices as we see fit. COntinue being her friend and help her through this. :)

This is almost the exact same article that was in the paper on 1/22/09. It does not provide any information as to what the "disturbance" was that brought the police to the school in the first place. I knew this woman and she is not one that would be doing any type of drugs, on a regular basis, that anyone would be aware of and she is sure not one that would take them to school. Could it be that these were a students? I would very much like more information and the whole story instead of what the Gazette wants me to know.

Foofoogrl, I for one applaud you for being honest. I too was young and stupid looking back now, at the time it did not matter but my choice was cocaine. I loved it I could do more; I was funny and had a lot of fun so I thought. Thank goodness, some how I did not get addicted.

I did it for one whole summer four or five times a day. Then I decided I cannot let my children see me this way and I stopped. I agree there are many people with addictions now mine is smoking, whole other issue. People need to stop and think this could happen to someone they know but most people like to judge based on what they read.

TO me, with the evidence of her handing over and not trying to deny the fact that she had the drugs, is a step in the right direction. She obviously knows what she was doing isn't healthy, and I have faith that this was her bottom and wake up call, and the plead of not guilty is a given in most cases. People normally don't just come out and say I am guilty of what you are accusing me of, I want the chance to explain myself. And hopefully that is what is on her heart.

I'd like to know what the "disturbance" at the school was that brought the police there in the 1st place and what made her just "hand over" the drugs?! There is like a whole nother part of the story that is just chopped out.....

I wonder if this is just a ploy by the defense counsel in an attempt to broker a more favorable plea bargin. From what information has been available to the public it would seem that she doesn't have much of a bargining position except to save the state the time and expense of a trial.

This is terribly sad. Such a young educated woman taken over once again by the stinkin devil! Compassion is where our hearts should be. THis is only the beginning of these stories....this year hasn't even begun as far as tragedy is concerned. Now more than ever it is so important to keep close contact with loved ones! If you noticed ANYTHING out of the ordinary, please confront the issue. If you have to turn them in. NO! you are not betraying them, you are intervening. True story....a few years ago my youngest child was taking adderall. I had been diagnosed with ADD when I was a young adult, but never believed in meds. Well, after having another child and forgetting EVERYTHING, I thought, I am going to try his med to see if it helps. In all innocence I did, and took just as prescribed for him. It worked!!! I was amazed, so I figured I must need it. Well, something that turned out innocent, truned into a full blown addiction. See, I didn't have ADHD, so these meds made me hyper, and along with focus and energy I was super mom. After about a year of this, I finally got sick of it, and went cold turkey, which was terrible, but I refused to let this happen to me. It was hard, and yes I missed it, but ONCE I FELT like ME again, the reality of how awful it as truly set in. Thankfully I had the strength to do this on my own, but unfortuneatly most don't have the strength nor the desire. So, before we judge, let's please remember, in the beginning, it is usually an innocent experiment. And I feel justified saying this, because I have experienced it, and have walked the walk, something I NEVER thought I would do...I grew up in a household of drug abusers, and drugs SCARED the crap out of me because I saw what they do to people, but I thought, he if this is prescribed for my son, it must be ok. When it isn't. I have had MANY friends who have asked me to help them get this prescription because they saw how productive and SKINNY I got while taking it, but I tell you, they all know now, DON'T even bring it up to me, because I will tell anyone I have been there, and YOU DON'T want to go there. I idea is glorified, the reality is disgusting. Prayers are with this woman and her family. I hope she can get her life back. P.S. Sorry this was so long, but I really wanted to make this point that it can happen to anyone. I am not your typical junkie. I live in a beautiful home, and am considered upper middle class and don't have to work, you'd think someone like me would NEVER do that, but no one is immune to wanting to FEEL better.

What a joke!! She get's caught with it, hands it to the police and now she is pleading NOT guilty? Am I missing something here. What a joke.

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Maria_09, how is it you feel she's gotten away with anything? She hasn't even been tried yet, all they did was have the preliminary hearing, which is the first in a series of steps in our judicial process. She's out on bond, that's it. She's not been found innocent of the charges.

wow..
just because she's a teacher she can get away with that..
ha
bull crap
if that were anyone else believe that would of been charged && lockedd up for a long period of time!
these people are CRAZY!
the way they go about doing things.
&& isn't there a law that says "NO DRUGS" on school grounds?
what did she do to get off the hook so easy..
I see so many kids getting locked up because they have "WEED" on school grounds,,
but she has 2 bags of cocaine && 1 bag of herione ,, && doesnt get charged.
mmhmmm?
sounds kinda "fishy" to me...?