{"id":2266221,"date":"2024-06-12T16:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T20:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teacher-who-was-allegedly-drunk-while-teaching-2nd-grade-class-has-charges-dropped-it-is-not-illegal\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T16:53:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T20:53:15","slug":"teacher-who-was-allegedly-drunk-while-teaching-2nd-grade-class-has-charges-dropped-it-is-not-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teacher-who-was-allegedly-drunk-while-teaching-2nd-grade-class-has-charges-dropped-it-is-not-illegal\/","title":{"rendered":"Charges Dropped Against Teacher Accused of Being Drunk in 2nd Grade Class &#8211; &#8216;Not Illegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fteacher-who-was-allegedly-drunk-while-teaching-2nd-grade-class-has-charges-dropped-it-is-not-illegal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2266221&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In Sutter County, California, \u200da 57-year-old second-grade teacher named Wendy Munson was arrested for allegedly \u200bteaching while under the influence of alcohol at Nuestro Elementary School. She failed a sobriety test with \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-henry-ruggs-was-driving-156-mph-at-time-of-fatal-crash\/\" title=\"Prosecutors: Henry Ruggs was driving 156 MPH at time of fatal crash\">blood alcohol level<\/a> of 0.20 \u200bpercent but prosecutors have decided not to press charges against her. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-and-california-ag-deploy-state-attorneys-to-oakland-to-combat-crime-and-improve-prosecution-rates\/\" title=\"Newsom and CA AG send attorneys to Oakland to fight crime and boost prosecution rates\">local district attorney&#8217;<\/a>s office, it is not illegal to teach while intoxicated, although they \u200dacknowledged it \u2064as highly inappropriate. The \u2062original suspicions had also included possible drunk driving to work, but insufficient evidence was found to \u200cprove this claim. Munson&#8217;s \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/group-trying-to-convince-asians-that-america-is-oppressive-has-ties-to-chinese-state-media\/\" title=\"Group Trying To Convince Asians That America Is Oppressive Has Ties To Chinese State Media\">current employment status<\/a> is uncertain, as she\u2062 is not \u2063listed \u200cas \u2063a teacher \u200bon \u2063the school district&#8217;s website \u200danymore. This case \u200dhas sparked substantial social \u2063media backlash, with critics voicing concerns about child endangerment \u200cand the ethical standards\u2062 expected of educators.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/%20\"><span>Michael Austin<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 12, 2024 at 1:31pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Drinking and driving may be illegal, but, at least in California, drinking and teaching is not.<\/p>\n<p>This was made quite clear in Sutter County, California, on Monday when prosecutors revealed they would not be pressing charges against a 57-year-old teacher accused of exactly that.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2024-06-11\/second-grade-teacher-arrested-after-allegedly-teaching-drunk-wont-be-charged\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>, the teacher \u2014 Wendy Munson of Nuestro Elementary School \u2014 was arrested in October after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/51-lawmakers-warn-biden-immigration-order-could-make-border-crisis-catastrophic-overnight\/\" title=\"51 Lawmakers Warn Biden Immigration Order Could Make Border Crisis \u2018Catastrophic Overnight\u2019\">local law enforcement officials<\/a> were tipped off that the teacher appeared to be under the influence while teaching.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: 2nd-grade teacher who was arrested for being drunk in class is no longer facing charges because \u201cit is not illegal to teach drunk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I love America.<\/p>\n<p>Wendy Munson was arrested after teaching her students at Nuestro Elementary School in California while drunk.<\/p>\n<p>Munson failed\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cbrT7WdYcB\">pic.twitter.com\/cbrT7WdYcB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1800951781117264048?\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Munson then failed a sobriety test, registering a 0.20 percent blood alcohol level hours after the initial tips came in.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement obtained by the Times, prosecutors revealed that Munson\u2019s actions were not technically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-lakers-star-lebron-james-gets-caught-illegal-streaming-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the district attorney\u2019s office agrees that it is highly inappropriate to teach while intoxicated, it is, unfortunately, not illegal,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The initial arrest of Munson was not based on her merely teaching while drunk, however.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are you confident in American schools?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rather, officials had suspected the teacher drove drunk prior to the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Despite eight months of investigation \u2014 which included numerous witness interviews with students and the discovery of a video showing the teacher driving to work \u2014 the prosecution could not find sufficient evidence to prove that Munson had driven while intoxicated.<\/p>\n<p>Sutter County District Attorney Jennifer Dupr\u00e9 claimed that the investigation could not prove Munson hadn\u2019t gotten drunk after arriving at work, which is not a crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe doesn\u2019t get out of the car and tumble or anything, so that didn\u2019t help us,\u201d Dupr\u00e9 said of the video evidence, according to the Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI certainly don\u2019t support anyone teaching drunk, but I can\u2019t charge anyone criminally,\u201d she further told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sacramento\/news\/sutter-teacher-dui-child-endangerment-no-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Though Munson\u2019s current employment status is unclear, the Times noted that the Nuestro Elementary School District\u2019s website does not currently list her as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-teacher-admits-behind-explicit-video-filmed-elementary-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">teacher<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s news generated harsh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/admin-celebrates-juneteenth-wh-lawn-doesnt-take-social-media-long-notice-wrong-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> backlash.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That\u2019s child endangerment at the best. That\u2019s like saying they can\u2019t prove someone driving drunk endangered people on the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SaltyGoat (@SaltyGoat17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaltyGoat17\/status\/1800954393199604161?\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s child endangerment at the best. That\u2019s like saying they can\u2019t prove someone driving drunk endangered people on the road,\u201d one X user wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ya just gotta love California. Degeneracy all around. No more crime.<\/p>\n<p>What a hellscape.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spitfire (@DogRightGirl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DogRightGirl\/status\/1800953251942052273?\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYa just gotta love California. Degeneracy all around. No more crime,\u201d another user wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Can anyone even imagine having a teacher in our classes drunk? I can\u2019t. Man, how times have changed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaby\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 (@ConservativeKAB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConservativeKAB\/status\/1800957328881078331?\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCan anyone even imagine having a teacher in our classes drunk? I can\u2019t. Man, how times have changed,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. Will you help us fight? 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He now manages the writing and reporting teams, overseeing the production of commentary, news and original reporting content.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Ames, Iowa <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Iowa State University <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Culture, Faith, Politics, Education, Entertainment <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Sutter County, California, prosecutors decided not to charge a 57-year-old teacher accused of drinking while teaching. 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