Saturday, August 21, 2004

I'm Not Looking Forward To The End Of Summer Either, But... ... I wasn't planning on showing up plastered to my first day back at work. Teacher charged with drunken driving on first day of school LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A teacher heading to her first day at school this week was charged with drunken driving, but later returned to her class. Sherry Bartlett, 45, a fifth-grade teacher at Slaughter Elementary, had a blood-alcohol content of .20 percent, more than twice the legal limit of .08, when she was arrested Tuesday morning. She pleaded not guilty on Friday during an arraignment in Jefferson District Court. Bartlett, who has worked for the school district since 1985, could not be reached for comment. She returned to class Thursday, district spokeswoman Lauren Roberts said. "It's too early to speculate on disciplinary action," she said. Had Bartlett made it to school that morning and been found to be drunk, she would have been fired, Roberts said. Bartlett has no disciplinary actions in her personnel file, Roberts said. According to court documents, police pulled over Bartlett about 7:50 a.m. EDT Tuesday on Ky. 841 near Beulah Church Road after another driver told authorities that Bartlett was driving slowly and veering into the median. Bartlett registered a .20 on a Breathalyzer test. She blew a .20 at 7:50 a.m.???  Either she put something other than milk in her Cheerios, or she had one hell of an "End of Summer" party Monday night. Piece of advice for Ms. Bartlett:  Sometimes you just have to know when to call in drunk... er, I mean sick... and save yourself a lot of trouble.  This was one of those times. 4:55:05 PM     |

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