Meth In Your Child’s High School?
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“A high school chemistry teacher found himself in hot water over the weekend when he was charged with making methamphetamine in his school lab, the Bakersfield Californian reported. Jeff Scheidemantel, 32, who taught at Shafter High School, came under suspicion when he went online to buy red phosphorus, an important ingredient for making the drug, from a supplier outside the U.S.” (Link)
That’s right, the very people who are supposed to be convincing your children not to do drugs are making them. You would think that someone who is a teacher would have the brains to do something like this is a less obvious place. A high school chemistry lab is the first place that the police would look when they are investigating a suspected drug maker. I don’t even think the police need a warrant to search the campus of a public school, however, I could be mistaken.
I am surprised that no one else on the staff noticed that something was up. This teacher must have done a pretty god job at concealing his supplies. It is a good thing that he is probably going to jail for many years — I do not want him teaching my kids.
-Justin
3 Comments
kathyleana
December 6th, 2007
at 4:59pm
I think that teachers should be checked up on every few months not only because of this but they also treat kids wrong putting them in the closet in complete dark,what is that teaching them?They also should drug test them every month witch I’m sure they don’t.I could go on and on but I think you get the point.
Al Huevon
December 7th, 2007
at 8:07am
Teachers taking a drug test? They would all fail. You have to be high on something to deal with the little $!@#$ these days. I am more impressed that a chemistry teacher actually had a working lab with real equipment. Most schools are so strapped for cash that the students are lucky to have a sharp scapel for disection let alone a bunson burner.
More importantly is a chemistry teacher that actually knew chemistry. Usually the chemistry teacher is the gym teacher or permanant sub.
I applaud anyone who is or wants to be a teacher.
Ray
December 12th, 2007
at 11:26am
The south of checking teachers and others in positions of public trust is
already a reality in the state in which I live. I suspect because of a variety
of federal, state,county and municipal regulations if they aren’t in your
area, it will not be soon before they are.
Here, even daycare workers and drivers of daycare buses have to
undergo criminal history and drug checks. Law enforcement officers and
related public safety workers must also undergo the same type checks in
order to get state certifications in order to go to work initially and keep
working, this isn’t arbitrary, it is by state statute and has been in place
and is continually being strengthened as new situations arise that
require additional regulation.
Think of it as a good way to keep the men and women who are your
public safety servants walking the walk that they have to enforce on
everyone.
I’ll be the first to admit there are a few bad apples in every barrell,
however, by separating those bad apples from the rest, they keep the
rest from rotting.
Obviously there was some type of incidence of checks and balances
that caught this teacher. There are other similar checks and balances
to keep the rest checked and balanced also.
Am I prejudiced, no, but I have worn a uniform since I was 21 and
will turn 60 in 6 weeks. I plan on continuing a few more years
because I’d never been able to retire and be really happy unless I
was disabled, even then I’d try to continue in a support staff
position because that’s the way I’m wired. Got over being Marion
Michael Morrison after my first 10 years on the job. Now it’s all
uphill.