California DA Drops Charge Against Alleged Drunk Teacher: 'Not Illegal'

A Northern California elementary school teacher will not be charged with being drunk while teaching in a classroom, the local prosecutor's office announced Monday.

Wendy Munson, a second grade teacher at Nuestro Elementary School in Live Oak, California, was arrested on October 2, 2023, on charges of drunk driving and child endangerment.

Deputies with the Sutter County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a teacher driving to school drunk, and said they saw her visibly impaired while teaching students.

A colleague at Nuestro Elementary School reportedly contacted police, who said Munson was teaching students when officers confronted her.

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After failing a sobriety test, she was arrested.

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But on Monday, Sutter County Prosecutor Jennifer Dupre's office announced that Munson would not face charges.

“After a lengthy and thorough investigation, the Sutter County Prosecutor’s Office has determined that no charges will be filed against Wendy Munson, the second grade teacher at Nuestro School who was arrested on October 2, 2023,” the prosecutor’s office wrote in a statement. Facebook post. “During the investigation, it was not possible to establish that Munson was under the influence when she drove to school, instead of drinking only after she arrived.”

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Dupré's office also said child endangerment requirements could not be met because there was no information indicating that children in Munson's class were in a position where they were in danger .

“The mere possibility that a situation could arise is insufficient to meet the requirements of the law,” the statement said. “While the District Attorney’s Office recognizes that it is highly inappropriate to teach while intoxicated, unfortunately it is not illegal.”

When Munson was arrested at the elementary school in October, Nuestro Elementary School District Superintendent Baljinder Dhillon told parents in a letter that she was escorted off campus and taken into custody.

FOX 11 in Los Angeles reported that Dhillon told parents that the students did not witness the arrest and that the second graders Munson taught would get long-term replacements.

Dhillon did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment on Munson's status as a teacher.

The prosecutor's office said the dropping of charges against Munson did not impact decisions Dhillon made regarding his employment status.

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