Boozed-up teacher caught in second-grade classroom after driving to work drunk: cops
Wendy Munson, 57, was arrested at Nuestro Elementary School in California
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Sheriff’s deputies responding to reports of a California second-grade teacher who allegedly drove to school drunk said they saw her visibly impaired while teaching students Monday morning.
Wendy Munson, 57, was charged with driving with a blood alcohol content of over .08 percent, drunk driving with alcohol, and child abuse with the possibility of great bodily injury, according to a Sutter County Sheriff’s Department press release.
A fellow staff member at Nuestro Elementary School in Live Oak reportedly contacted police, who said Munson was in the middle of teaching students when they confronted her.
After failing a sobriety test, she was arrested around 8:20 a.m., police said. Her bond has been set at $5,000, according to the Sutter County Jail inmate roster.
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Wendy Munson, 57, was escorted from Nuestro Elementary School campus and arrested Monday after allegedly driving to school and teaching her classroom under the influence of alcohol. (Sutter County Jail)
Munson’s blood alcohol content was nearly twice the legal limit almost two hours after the first contact with deputies, according to the release.
A letter to parents from Nuestro Elementary School District Superintendent Baljinder Dhillon said that Munson had been escorted off campus and taken into custody without incident. The students did not witness the arrest, Dhillon wrote.
“While we are limited in what we can share, as this is both a personnel matter and a matter being investigated by law enforcement, we can let you know that your 2nd graders will have a long-term substitute,” the letter read. “Our students’ safety and well-being remain our highest priority… We appreciate our staff for promptly reporting concerns to administration and appreciate the Sheriff’s Department for responding quickly with minimal disruption.”
The sheriff’s office also said there is footage of the teacher driving to school while inebriated.
Wendy Munson’s blood alcohol content was nearly twice the legal limit nearly two hours after she was first observed teaching while intoxicated at 8:20 a.m., according to a department press release. She was escorted from Nuestro Elementary School, pictured, without incident, a letter sent to parents stated. (Google Maps)
Kaitlynn Conley, a parent picking up a former student of Munson, told CBS News that she “thought it was crazy.”
“I think she should’ve called out of work,” Conley told the outlet. “I know people have fun weekends, but that was definitely not okay as an educator.”
A staff member who answered the phone at the Nuestro Elementary School District office declined to give her name and told Fox News Digital that this claim was “not the truth” and that the school had no comment, before abruptly hanging up the phone. The superintendent did not immediately respond to an email.
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Munson was booked on $5,000 bond on charges for driving with a blood alcohol content of over .08 percent, drunk driving with alcohol, and child abuse with the possibility of great bodily injury. (Google Earth)
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Munson’s arraignment was scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday. The Sutter County District Attorney’s Office could not confirm whether she had retained an attorney.
Second-grade teacher arrested for allegedly teaching while drunk
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Published Oct. 3, 2023, 5:20 p.m. ET73
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A second-grade teacher in California was arrested for allegedly driving to school drunk and teaching students while her blood-alcohol level was still more than twice the legal limit, police said.
Wendy Munson, 57, was in the middle of teaching students at the Nuestro Elementary School on Monday when Sutter County Sheriff’s deputies showed up at 8:20 a.m. to arrest her, CBS 13 reports.
Deputies said they were called to the school about a staff member allegedly being under the influence.
Munson then failed a sobriety test.
There was also footage of the teacher driving to school in her inebriated state, the sheriff’s office said.
Officials noted that even after two hours passed from when deputies first approached Munson, her blood-alcohol level remained above twice the legal limit.
Baljinder Dhillon, the Nuestro Elementary School District superintendent, said in a letter to parents that once Munson was arrested, she was escorted out of the campus without further incident.
“While we are limited in what we can share as this is both a personnel matter and a matter being investigated by law enforcement, what we can confirm is that a long-term substitute will be in the classroom until further notice,” Dhillon wrote.
“Our students’ safety and well-being remain our highest priority,” the superintendent added.
Munson was charged with drunk driving, drunk driving with a BAC of 0.08% or higher, and child abuse with the possibility of great bodily injury.
A representative for Munson could not be immediately reached.
The case is reminiscent of Kimberly Coates, a third-grade teacher in Oklahoma who was arrested after allegedly showing up drunk on the first day of school in August.
