Friday, January 11, 2008

Methamphetamine

Continued from TT entry

Science teacher, Jeff Scheidemantel, 32, in Shafter, California was arrested in December. He was allegedly trying to make methamphetamine in his school lab.

December - Nevada special education teacher Kymberly Tamburello, 43, was sentenced (sorta) for drug trafficking in methamphetamine.

November In Tennessee, Steven Pebley, 58, was arrested and charged with manufacturing methamphetamine at the residence he was renting.

Arrested February - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania principal John Acerra, 50, was sentenced to 4 years in prison and 5 years probation after pleading guilty to two counts of felony delivery of methamphetamine and one count of felony possession with intent to deliver. He was selling crystal meth out of his office at the school.

Sentenced October - Joanna Chavez, 38, a New Mexico teacher, was arrested when deputies found her in the school with what they charged as several bags of methamphetamine in her purse. They also found digital scale, several butane lighters, a personal checkbook and a ledger of moneys. She was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Arrested October A second-grade teacher, Amy Lee Snead, 36, was arrested at school and led out in handcuffs. she was one of 50 people wanted in connection with a methamphetamine operation. Allegedly, she was a "smurf."

Sentenced July - Maryland teacher Timothy Hartlove, 37, sentenced more than six years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine worth about $50,000. (Later resentenced.)

Arrested July - An agricultural teacher in Georgia was arrested for allegedly growing marijuana and attempting to manufacture meth. He is James Gibson, 49.

Arrested July - We wondered at the time. Sad for the sad state of education, WPSD Channel 6 reported that "If Tabor is convicted she could lose her job." The fact that it isn't a guarantee says a lot. Tabor was charged with possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Amy Hill-Tabor is a kindergarten teacher.

There are more. Just search "methamphetamine" at the top of the blog.

1 comment:

Vimal said...

Methamphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant. It affects chemicals in the brain and nerves that contribute to hyperactivity and impulse control.So government has to take steps to ban the Methamphetamine in schools or any other public places.
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