Houston Educators Learn A Lesson: Cocaine is Illegal!

Okay, it is true that this blog is called the Drunk Politician Blog, but I also want to include state officials, even though they may not have been elected. And this story, involving an assistant school principle and teacher, is too good to pass up.

It appears that the life of an educator in Houston is so bad that teachers and administrators must resort to illegal drug use to get by. In this case, that involves cocaine use. The story is here.

In late February 2010 the assistant principal for Chancellor Elementary School and an English teacher from Stafford High School were arrested outside a bar on charges of cocaine possession. A police officer noticed that they were acting suspiciously inside the teacher’s car and approached. I wonder if by acting suspiciously, that means snorting cocaine up their noses. At any rate, as the police officer drew closer he saw the teacher toss two bags filled with white powder on his passenger seat. The powder was tested and it turned out to be cocaine. The teacher already had a DWI conviction from 2004 in court on Monday.

Cocaine is the most potent stimulant of natural origin. It can be snorted, smoked, or injected. The high from snorting cocaine may last 15 to 30 minutes, but the high from smoking may last only 5 to 10 minutes. In order to keep that high, a coke user has to take another hit. For this reason, cocaine is sometimes abused in binges within a relatively short period of time, and at higher doses. Physical effects of cocaine use include constricted blood vessels and increased temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure. Coke users may also feel restless, irritable, and anxious. Cocaine is powerfully addicting.



Are these the kind of dedicated professionals we want teaching our young children? Lets hope they are punished, treated, and return to productive lives. Until then, keep them away from our kids.

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