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)
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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.
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