Debate Continues As To Whether, How To Enact Random Drug Testing Policy Depending on how next week's Lewiston-Porter School Board election goes, the district might soon thereafter enter the national debate on the legality of randomly drug testing school employees. Much debate surrounded the board's vote in March not to enact a random testing policy in the district -- a motion that some board members called a knee-jerk reaction but prompted at least a couple candidates to run. Whether it be through lobbying to Albany or putting the matter up for legal challenge, the new board may look to push the issue after members are sworn in over the summer. [continues 957 words]
A substitute teacher accused of using cocaine while on the job in the Lewiston-Porter School District won't be subject to enhanced penalties for using it in a drug-free zone, the Niagara County district attorney said. Joan M. Donatelli, 59, of the Town of Lewiston, was charged at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. She is accused of using cocaine while substituting for a fourth-glade classroom in the Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Education Center on Feb. 1, according to Lewiston Police Department Sgt. Frank Previte. [continues 516 words]
LEWISTON -- A Lewiston-Porter substitute teacher was arrested Tuesday after allegedly using cocaine while on school property last week. Joan M. Donatelli, 59, of the Town of Lewiston, was charged at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Donatelli was teaching a fourth-grade class at the Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Education Center on Feb. 1. During the day, at least two students saw what they thought was Donatelli using drugs, said Sgt. Frank Previte of the Lewiston Police Department. [continues 349 words]
Distinction Drops Maximum Penalty For Substitute Who Allegedly Used Cocaine In School A substitute teacher accused of using cocaine while on the job in the Lewiston-Porter School District won't be subject to enhanced penalties for using it in a drug-free zone, the Niagara County district attorney said. Joan M. Donatelli, 59, of the Town of Lewiston, was charged at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. She is accused of using cocaine while substituting for a fourth-glade classroom in the Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Education Center on Feb. 1, according to Lewiston Police Department Sgt. Frank Previte. [continues 522 words]
A Lewiston-Porter substitute teacher was arrested Tuesday after allegedly using cocaine while on school property last week. Joan M. Donatelli, 59, of the Town of Lewiston, was charged at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Donatelli was teaching a fourth-grade class at the Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Education Center on Feb. 1. During the day, at least two students saw what they thought was Donatelli using drugs, said Sgt. Frank Previte of the Lewiston Police Department. [continues 345 words]
