Can a teacher be dismissed if arrested for excessive drinking?

a. Probably. Some courts have found excessive drinking renders a teacher unfit to teach whereas other courts have been more sympathetic. It will likely depend on the facts of the case.
b. No. Under the Teacher Privacy Act, teachers' private lives may not be regulated.
c. No. As long as the drinking occurred outside of the school day, school authorities have no control over these matters.
d. It is unknown. No court has ever decided this issue.
e. Choices a and b are correct.


A

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