Keeping it real....Substitute teacher edition

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Dungeon Crawler Carl
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A Vermont substitute teacher has been cited after allegedly being so drugged out during class that she thought one of her students was her dog.

47-year-old Melissa Martin is accused of bringing cocaine onto Barre Town Middle & Elementary School campus.


Maybe it's time for a national substitute teacher registry.......or at least background checks like gun owners get.
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Tramp96
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9:46a, 10/9/25
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javajaws
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9:50a, 10/9/25
Honestly - it would take a really big bag of cocaine to make me want to be a substitute teacher.
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lb sand
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9:52a, 10/9/25
Thread is worthless without pictures.
How am I supposed to judge her guilt or innocence?
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Ryan the Temp
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In reply to javajaws • 9:55a, 10/9/25
javajaws said:
Honestly - it would take a really big bag of cocaine to make me want to be a substitute teacher.

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In reply to javajaws • 9:59a, 10/9/25
javajaws said:
Honestly - it would take a really big bag of cocaine to make me want to be any type of teacher.


FIFY.

Taught for 10 years. Subbed during college.

Never again. Letting my teaching license lapse.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
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rocky the dog
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10:19a, 10/9/25
Elections are when people find out what politicians stand for, and politicians find out what people will fall for.
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El Gallo Blanco
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10:20a, 10/9/25
Can cocaine make you have psychotic hallucinations like this? I have never heard of that. We sure she wasn't on acid or some other type of psychedelic?
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cr0wbar
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10:22a, 10/9/25
thought this was a free country
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In reply to El Gallo Blanco • 10:27a, 10/9/25
El Gallo Blanco said:
Can cocaine make you have psychotic hallucinations like this? I have never heard of that. We sure she wasn't on acid or some other type of psychedelic?

The report also said she was nodding off. That don't make no sense.
A coked up teacher would be entertaining. Lame kids.
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In reply to El Gallo Blanco • 10:28a, 10/9/25
Large quantities, not sleeping because you're up doing blow all night, can definitely cause psychosis.
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In reply to NoahAg • 10:39a, 10/9/25
NoahAg said:
El Gallo Blanco said:
Can cocaine make you have psychotic hallucinations like this? I have never heard of that. We sure she wasn't on acid or some other type of psychedelic?

The report also said she was nodding off. That don't make no sense.
A coked up teacher would be entertaining. Lame kids.

Agreed, the teacher mustve been on other substances, not just coke.
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In reply to Dungeon Crawler Carl • 11:42a, 10/9/25
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Maybe it's time for a national substitute teacher registry.......or at least background checks like gun owners get.

It's not like people are beating down the doors to serve as substitute teachers.
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Urban Ag
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In reply to javajaws • 11:43a, 10/9/25
javajaws said:
Honestly - it would take a really big bag of cocaine to make me want to be a substitute teacher.

so much this. I can barely blame her.

I say this as a married guy that has to hear about Adventures in Public Education on a nearly daily basis
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In reply to javajaws • 11:46a, 10/9/25
javajaws said:
Honestly - it would take a really big bag of cocaine to make me want to be a substitute teacher.

Substitute teaching is a great way to earn some money if you are in-between jobs.
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Ginormus Ag
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11:47a, 10/9/25
In her defense. The kid was probably identifying as a dog.
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Urban Ag
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In reply to Houston Lee • 11:50a, 10/9/25
Houston Lee said:
javajaws said:
Honestly - it would take a really big bag of cocaine to make me want to be a substitute teacher.

Substitute teaching is a great way to earn some money if you are in-between jobs.

in our district it pays less than $100/day. It's insulting.
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In reply to Urban Ag • 11:51a, 10/9/25
Urban Ag said:
Houston Lee said:
javajaws said:
Honestly - it would take a really big bag of cocaine to make me want to be a substitute teacher.

Substitute teaching is a great way to earn some money if you are in-between jobs.

in our district it pays less than $100/day. It's insulting.

Here in East Tennessee, I think it pays about $75 a day. You can make more working fast food, and not have to mess with the horrible students.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
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TyHolden
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11:52a, 10/9/25
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11:52a, 10/9/25
But what are her pronouns? Why do they avoid the important stuff???
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FIDO*98*
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11:54a, 10/9/25
She was clearly on something else. Cocaine by itself keeps you sharp between the ears
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Ciboag96
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12:10p, 10/9/25
Surprised this is not more common
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12:27p, 10/9/25
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12:32p, 10/9/25
Was gonna chime into say there is no way that's 47 years old.
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In reply to FIDO*98* • 12:34p, 10/9/25
FIDO*98* said:
She was clearly on something else. Cocaine by itself keeps you sharp between the ears

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In reply to Dungeon Crawler Carl • 12:39p, 10/9/25
Dungeon Crawler said:
Maybe it's time for a national substitute teacher registry.......or at least background checks like gun owners get.
CSISD requires a background check just to chaperone a field trip or volunteer in some other way. Substitute teachers definitely get checked, at least in College Station.
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IIIHorn
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12:47p, 10/9/25
Was the teacher drugged out, dragged out or both?
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In reply to TA-OP • 1:31p, 10/9/25
TA-OP said:
Dungeon Crawler said:
Maybe it's time for a national substitute teacher registry.......or at least background checks like gun owners get.
CSISD requires a background check just to chaperone a field trip or volunteer in some other way. Substitute teachers definitely get checked, at least in College Station.


I think that applies to all schools in Texas, plus in our local district you have to go through orientation and training classes before the school year starts to get on the substitute list. The comment about pay is right.
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AGC
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1:40p, 10/9/25
But vouchers are bad
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In reply to NoahAg • 1:50p, 10/9/25
NoahAg said:
El Gallo Blanco said:
Can cocaine make you have psychotic hallucinations like this? I have never heard of that. We sure she wasn't on acid or some other type of psychedelic?

The report also said she was nodding off. That don't make no sense.
A coked up teacher would be entertaining. Lame kids.


It is Vermont - everyone's comatose up there
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In reply to Texag5324 • 6:14a, 10/10/25
Texag5324 said:
NoahAg said:
El Gallo Blanco said:
Can cocaine make you have psychotic hallucinations like this? I have never heard of that. We sure she wasn't on acid or some other type of psychedelic?

The report also said she was nodding off. That don't make no sense.
A coked up teacher would be entertaining. Lame kids.

Agreed, the teacher mustve been on other substances, not just coke.

Maybe it was pot. I've read upon these pages that pot can destroy relationships and cost you your job.

Cocaine? Pfffffft. Child's play. Pot is the evil.



















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agent-maroon
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6:20a, 10/10/25
Is this really such a big deal? C'mon F16 - have you people never heard of a student being called a "teacher's pet"?
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In reply to Ginormus Ag • 6:28a, 10/10/25
Ginormus Ag said:
In her defense. The kid was probably identifying as a dog.

In this age of furries, how can we be certain she was wrong?
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IIIHorn
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In reply to AGC • 8:12a, 10/10/25
AGC said:
But vouchers are bad

Would you vouch for her in this situation?
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8:26a, 10/10/25
I only snort cocaine off a strippers ass. Do they allow strippers in school?
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