- A California teacher was arrested after she was accused of being intoxicated at work.
- Teagen Leonhart was charged with child endangerment and public intoxication, local reports said.
- The 46-year-old English teacher is currently on paid leave, a school official told KRON-TV.
A California high school teacher was booked into jail last week after she was accused of being under the influence at work, according to reports.
Teagen Leonhart, a teacher at Terra Linda High School in Martin County, was charged with child endangerment and public intoxication, KTVU reported. On Wednesday, an employee alerted the police that the 46-year-old appeared drunk or high in her classroom.
"The administrator went to the classroom where the teacher, Teagen Leonhart, was teaching," police told KRON-TV. "The administrator saw that Leonhart showed signs of intoxication and removed her from the classroom."
Police said that Leonhart denied the accusations that she was drunk, but results from an alcohol screening test showed that "she was more than three times the legal limit" if she were driving, the outlet reported.
According to police, the English teacher, who was responsible for more than 50 kids, allegedly admitted to consuming alcohol earlier that day, the reports said.
A drug recognition expert with the police department said that she also had cannabis and a prescription drug in her system, according to the reports.
"Terra Linda High School does not comment on personnel matters. The safety and well-being of our students are my highest priority," the school's principal, Katy Dunlap, told KRON-TV in a statement. "Ms. Leonhart is currently on paid administrative leave."