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RI Edu. Commissioner Pulls Certificate of Teacher Accused of DUI

Chris Boardman

Story Created: Nov 20, 2009 at 1:22 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2009 at 1:56 PM EDT

Rhode Island's education commissioner, Deborah Gist, has taken the rare step of revoking the teaching certificate of 43 year old Kathleen Borgia.

Borgia was charged with drunk driving at 9 AM on September 28th a block away from Colt Andrews Elementary where she taught second grade.

Borgia resigned last month but pulling her teaching certificate means she can't teach in Rhode Island unless she reapplies for her teaching license.

Friday, Nov 20 at 3:47 PM joe wrote ...

jerry... there are laws and regulation in a civil world .Bad enough she got a DUI but she was going to work. What part of that dont you understand? She got what she due. Wake people are the people in this state going bonkers

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Friday, Nov 20 at 2:49 PM Duh.. wrote ...

She was obviously on her way to work. Also, she had been cited on other occasions for being intoxicated at work...I agree with the actions that have been taken...she should not be working with children.

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Friday, Nov 20 at 2:13 PM Jerry wrote ...

What a joke they pull her ticket because of a dui but they keep other teachers on who are bad teachers in the class room lol was she drunk at school? no she was out side of school property now if she was in school it would have been a nother issue

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