Pubdate: Wed, 16 May 2007 Source: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) Copyright: 2007, Denver Publishing Co. Contact: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/371 Author: Ellen Miller Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/testing.htm (Drug Test) Note: MAP archives articles exactly as published, except that our editors may redact the names and addresses of accused persons who have not been convicted of a crime, if those named are not otherwise public figures or officials. JAIL TIME IN DRUG TEST TAMPERING An Olathe High School math teacher was put on administrative leave Tuesday after a judge sentenced him to jail after finding that he tried to manipulate a court-ordered drug test, a school district spokeswoman said. (redacted), 42, who has been with the Montrose County Re1-J School District for 14 years, is to spend 11 days in jail, Montrose County Judge John Mitchel ordered Friday. "I think it is obvious there was a definite attempt at substitution," Mitchel said. "I cannot let it go. I can't. This is a very widespread problem of people sabotaging drug testing." Mitchel added one day of jail to a previously imposed 10-day sentence. No date was set for (redacted) to report to serve his jail sentence. (redacted) was in court for a civil proceeding in which his estranged wife, (redacted), contended that he had violated a no-contact order. Mitchel found insufficient evidence for a such a violation, but (redacted) also had offered testimony from a drug tester about (redacted) conduct. During Friday's civil hearing, drug tester Ryan Fox testified (redacted) appeared nervous when he arrived to be tested in August 2006. Fox said he observed the collection of the sample and saw tubing sticking out of (redacted) groin area and a rubber band that fell to the floor. (redacted) said he couldn't produce a sample and left, so Fox listed him as not showing up for the test. School district spokeswoman Linda Gann refused to say whether (redacted) had been disciplined after either of his convictions, saying it was a personnel matter. - --- MAP posted-by: Derek