DENVER TEACHER BUSTED FOR POT

DENVER (AP) - A random drug search of lockers and cars at ThunderRidge High
School turned up marijuana in a teacher's vehicle.

Brian Brown, 49, was placed on administrative leave and cited for
possessing one ounce or less of marijuana, a Class 2 petty offense, said
Sgt. Tim Moore of the Douglas County sheriff's office.

The charge carries a possible $100 fine upon conviction.

A statement from the Douglas County School District said the discovery was
made Monday during a random search inside the school and in the parking lot
using drug-sniffing dogs from the sheriff's office.

The search, the first in a new program at all the county's high schools,
identified nine cars as possibly having trace amounts of illegal
substances. Subsequent searches cleared all but the one car, according to
police.