Drunk teacher arrested

Published Thursday May 15th, 2008

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RICHARDSON, Texas - Police in Texas say a substitute teacher was arrested after allegedly showing up drunk for a class at a middle school in suburban Dallas.

Authorities say the man was so intoxicated, he couldn't complete a sobriety test.

A school spokesman says 56-year-old Thomas Brownlee was in a classroom Tuesday with students and another staff member for about 20 minutes.

Another teacher suspected Brownlee was drunk and told a police officer at Parkhill Junior High.

A Dallas police report states that Brownlee "had slurred speech, breath smelling of an alcoholic beverage and bloodshot eyes."

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