A third grade teacher in Oklahoma was arrested for allegedly being under the influence of alcohol on the first day of school.<br /><br />On 17 August, Perkins-Tryon School officials reported to the school resource officer that they thought that Kimberly Coates, 53, was “possibly intoxicated” at the Intermediate School, around 3.20pm, according to a statement by the City of Perkins.<br /><br />“I noticed Kimberly had red, watery eyes and a thick, slurred speech. Kimberly had a hard time completing sentences,” the school resource officer wrote in the police report, obtained by Stillwater News Press.<br /><br />Police said they “confirmed that Ms Coates was indeed under the influence of alcohol,” the statement continued.
