JAIL TIME IN DRUG TEST TAMPERING

An Olathe High School math teacher was put on administrative leave
Tuesday after a judge sentenced him to jail after finding that he
tried to manipulate a court-ordered drug test, a school district
spokeswoman said.

(redacted), 42, who has been with the Montrose County Re1-J School
District for 14 years, is to spend 11 days in jail, Montrose County
Judge John Mitchel ordered Friday.

"I think it is obvious there was a definite attempt at substitution,"
Mitchel said.

"I cannot let it go. I can't. This is a very widespread problem of
people sabotaging drug testing."

Mitchel added one day of jail to a previously imposed 10-day sentence.

No date was set for (redacted) to report to serve his jail sentence.

(redacted) was in court for a civil proceeding in which his estranged
wife, (redacted), contended that he had violated a no-contact order.

Mitchel found insufficient evidence for a such a violation, but
(redacted) also had offered testimony from a drug tester about
(redacted) conduct.

During Friday's civil hearing, drug tester Ryan Fox testified
(redacted) appeared nervous when he arrived to be tested in August
2006.

Fox said he observed the collection of the sample and saw tubing
sticking out of (redacted) groin area and a rubber band that fell to
the floor. (redacted) said he couldn't produce a sample and left, so
Fox listed him as not showing up for the test.

School district spokeswoman Linda Gann refused to say whether
(redacted) had been disciplined after either of his convictions,
saying it was a personnel matter.