Is Teagen Leonhart Arrested? A 46-year-old Terra Linda High School teacher was arrested for being under the influence of alcohol, drugs, and cannabis in the class.
According to San Rafael police Lt. Dan Fink, Teagen Leonhart of San Anselmo was arrested.
Teagen was booked into the Marin County Jail on suspicion of public intoxication and child endangerment. Leonhart is listed as an English instructor.
San Rafael City Schools Superintendent Jim Hogeboom said she had been placed on paid administrative leave pending further investigation.
Who Is San Rafael Teacher Teagen Leonhart?
Teagen Leonhart has been arrested and booked into Marin County Jail. He was apprehended for public intoxication, drug use, and cannabis in the class while teaching.
Leonhart is a resident of San Anselmo and has been placed on administrative leave after his arrest. She is a 46-year-old English teacher at Terra Linda High School in San Rafael.
According to police and district reports, a school employee informed Principal Katy Dunlap that Leonhart appeared inebriated on Wednesday morning.
Dunlap went to the classroom because he thought Leonhart was intoxicated.
According to the district, Leonhart was supervising a preparation period at the time and not instructing students.
At the time, a group of students studying in the classroom was reassigned to a different location.
Officers were dispatched to the campus shortly before noon after the school contacted the police.
Leonhart was evaluated at the school by a state-certified drug recognition expert sent by the San Rafael Police Department.
Teagen denied drinking alcohol at first, but a preliminary test revealed that her blood-alcohol level was more than 3x the legal limit for driving.
Terra Linda High School Teacher Arrested For Child Endangerment
Terra Linda High School Teacher Teagen Leonhart was arrested and on pending jail sentences.
On Wednesday, Teagen was arrested in Marin County on suspicion of child endangerment, being under the influence of alcohol and drugs while teaching.
Leonhart had taught classes all morning and was responsible for the safety of 53 children during her shift.
Leonhart was questioned by a police officer who arrived at the school at 320 Nova Albion Way.
According to Fink, Leonhart initially denied consuming any alcohol.
“She agreed to a preliminary alcohol screening test, which revealed she was over the legal limit by more than three times” (if she was driving a vehicle). She admitted to drinking some alcohol that morning when confronted with the test results,” Fink said.
The SRPD officer, a certified Drug Recognition Expert, determined that Leonhart was under the influence of alcohol, a prescription drug, and cannabis.