[Calif]Teacher Allegedly High on Meth in Class Is Jailed

L A TIMES ^ | Nov. 9., 2005 | Lance Pugmire

[radar101]

A Riverside County kindergarten teacher was pulled out of class and arrested Tuesday on suspicion of being under the influence of methamphetamine and possessing drug paraphernalia.

Lynne Filippini, 47, was teaching at French Valley Elementary School in the southwest Riverside County town of Winchester when "other teachers noticed she was acting strange," said Earl Quinata, a Riverside County Sheriff's spokesman.

Filippini, of Temecula, was evaluated by a school resource officer, who then called the sheriff's office. When authorities searched her belongings, they found items "that are consistent with the use of illicit drugs," sheriff's Sgt. Rick Zerkel wrote in a news release.

Quinata identified one of the items as a straw used to ingest methamphetamine.

A spokeswoman for Temecula Valley Unified School District declined to comment about Filippini's arrest.

[radar101]

An example of Public Schools in California

[Clintonfatigued]

I don't know whether to laugh or puke. Is this too funny to be disgusting, or too disgusting to be funny?

[StoneColdGOP]

I wonder if she has tenure...

[StuLongIsland]

Teacher's Union defending her ?

[martin_fierro]

meth

[Forest Keeper]

Liberals reiterate that California public school teachers have high standards.

[Republicus2001]

Sounds like a good candidate for tenure!

[AdamSelene235]

A Riverside County kindergarten teacher was pulled out of class and arrested Tuesday on suspicion of being under the influence of methamphetamine

I wonder how many kids missed getting their Methylphenidate (ritalin) tablets due to this distracton.

[George Smiley]

The idea of someone teaching French on meth is the strangest mental (not to mention auditory)image I've had in some time.

[QwertyKPH]

She also ran in the "San Diego Race for the Cure 5K". She finished 3135 out of 3699.

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[ericthecurdog]

I would think on meth she could come in 3135th, 3540th, and 3601st.

[Yaelle]

"Kids, what is that noise? I think it's the cops! Is it the cops? Oh, Jessica, it's just the gardener outside? Oh. You sure? Sounds like a cop. D'Andre has a gun! Oh my G-d, kids, D'Andre has a GUN!! What? Just a crayon? You scared me, you little sh*t! Kids, let's all see how much chalk dust we can pick up with our fingers, OK? OMG, IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD! What, Jose? It's just the school bell? No freaking way! WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE COMING IN? You have no right to be in here! I am calling the police! Oh, you're the parents? NO, there is NOTHING WRONG. I feel FINE! Where's my purse, I need to go to the Little Girl's Room!"

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

"Quinata identified one of the items as a straw used to ingest methamphetamine."

I'm constantly amazed at how uneducated I am regarding what is the latest with drug usage. When I was younger, a "roach clip" (not that I ever used one) was considered high-tech. Some even had a big, dyed feather attached to them.

[QwertyKPH]

Very funny.

BTW, trying to find a picture of her but only found a picture of the school:

[taxesareforever]

"other teachers noticed she was acting strange,"

What denotes "strange" from "stranger"?

[adiaireton8]

"Good morning, class."

[lafroste]

Ah, Temecula; ground zero for "the ratlands" as I used to call the area. Even 15 years ago it was absolutely awash in crystal meth. Who couldn't love a small, rural town complete with its own street walkers (highway walkers, no streets), its own at-large mass murderer, and enough crime and violence to make NYC blush.

[lafroste]

YUCK!! Thanks alot.

[Mikey_1962]

Pharmacology at such an early age.

[tophat9000]

A Riverside County kindergarten teacher was pulled out of class and arrested Tuesday on suspicion of being under the influence of methamphetamine

Sad state of affairs when the kindergarten teacher is out bouncing off the walls more than a pack of hyper-kinetic five year old's