KULA EDUCATOR WANTS LIFE BACK

A former Kula Intermediate and High School athletic director and vice
principal wants his name cleared, after having been arrested in
connection with drug-related charges but never prosecuted.

The case stems from a raid conducted in April in Moloa'a by the
Kaua'i police that was dropped against the former educator, David Rojeck, 42.

Police said the raid yielded 50 marijuana plants, processed marijuana
and drug paraphernalia from a home shared by two of the school's employees.

Roommates and Kula Intermediate and High School associates Rojeck and
Alan Bertolino, 43, the school's eighth-grade physical science
teacher, were arrested as a result.

But Rojeck says the case has ruined his reputation. Rojeck initially
faced a misdemeanor charge in association with Bertolino's case.

Bertolino was charged with second-degree commercial production of
marijuana, third-degree promotion of a detrimental drug and
third-degree prohibited acts related to drug paraphernalia.

Both Rojeck and Bertolino lost their jobs as a result of the accusations.

According to court documents, Bertolino's attorney, John Calma, filed
a petition for Bertolino's admission to track two of the drug court
program May 22.

Bertolino has since been accepted into the program, which, if
completed successfully, will mean all charges in the case filed
against him will be cleared from his record.

Court minutes show Bertolino has so far been 100 percent compliant
with the conditions of the agreement.