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Police: Drunk Teacher Arrested At School

Authorities Say Teacher Had Blood-Alcohol Level Of .20

POSTED: 11:51 am PDT October 5, 2007
UPDATED: 12:18 pm PDT October 5, 2007

A first-grade teacher at a school in Valparaiso, Ind., was pulled out of her classroom and arrested Thursday for being publicly drunk, police said.

According to a report in the Post-Tribune, Sharon Duerring, 49, was taken into police custody at about 10:30 a.m. after officials at Cooks Corners Elementary called police, suspecting her intoxication. Officials had removed Deurring from the classroom before police arrived.

Police said a Breathalyzer showed Deurring had a blood alcohol level of 0.20, which is more than twice the legal limit to drive a vehicle. She was charged with public intoxication and taken in handcuffs to the Porter County Jail, according to the report.

Police told the newspaper that Deurring had two beers in her purse when she was arrested. She was removed from the school, her keys were revoked and she was warned not to return.

Deurring had been a teacher for 25 years.

The school told parents it is looking for an interim teacher for Deurring's class.

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