NO RETURN FOR DRUG TEACHER

A Staten Island teacher convicted of felony cocaine possession can't
return to his old job - where he headed an anti-drug program at an
intermediate school, a court ruled yesterday.

A five-judge panel of the Appellate Division unanimously found that
Michael Campbell, who was arrested in 2002, shouldn't be returned to
his former position as dean of students at Intermediate School 72,
where his responsibilities included enforcing school rules
prohibiting drug use.

The decision overturns a ruling by an arbitrator who found Campbell
should be reinstated, and reverses a lower court ruling agreeing with
the arbitrator.

The appeals court said it would be "irrational" and "defy common
sense" to allow Campbell to return.