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The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge in Calif.
simonkr/Getty ImagesA Terra Linda High School teacher was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly teaching class while under the influence of alcohol, prescription drugs and cannabis, KRON reported.
The teacher, 46-year-old Teagen Leonhart, was held in Marin County Jail and charged with public intoxication and child endangerment. The outlet says she was responsible for 53 students during her workday and had taught classes all morning.
When Marin police arrived onsite after receiving a call from school administrators at 11:51 a.m., they said that Leonhart initially denied being drunk, but tests and evaluations from Drug Recognition Experts (DREs) showed otherwise. “She consented to a preliminary alcohol screening test which showed she was more than three times the legal limit (if she was driving a vehicle). When confronted with the results of the test, she admitted to consuming some alcohol that morning,” San Rafael Police Department Lt. Dan Fink told KRON. “It was the opinion of the DRE officer that due to her intoxication level, Leonhart was unable to care for the safety of the children while they were in her classroom.”
According to PrepScholar, Terra Linda High in San Rafael is a “high-achieving” school where students have typically scored better on SATs compared to the national average. At the time data was gathered, they were in the top 25% of all California high schools.
According to representatives at the Marin County Jail, it doesn’t appear that Leonhart is still in custody.
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