Drunk middle school teaching assistant arrested after student drank her vodka thinking it was Mountain Dew: police

A Georgia middle school teaching assistant was arrested and canned after a student drank her bottle of vodka thinking it was Mountain Dew — with her blood-alcohol stage sitting at three-times the authorized restrict, police stated.

Alexandra “Nicole” Lambert, 39, was fired from the Morgan County Middle School after a student took a sip out of a bottle that allegedly belonged to her, believing it was simply soda, WSBTV reports.

Instead, the student threw out the drink and alerted one other trainer, who introduced the matter to the principal’s workplace on Thursday afternoon.

Lambert allegedly admitted that the bottle was filled with vodka, however claimed she introduced it to school by chance.

Morgan County Sheriff’s deputies had been known as in at round 1:15 p.m. and gave Lambert a breathalyzer take a look at, which registered her blood-alcohol stage at 0.259.

The studying was greater than three-times Georgia’s authorized restrict for driving at 0.08.

Lambert was arrested and charged with a quotation for disorderly conduct, which concerned public drunkenness.

She was booked on the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office Adult Detention Facility.

Morgan County Charter Schools confirmed the incident in an announcement to oldsters and guardians, including that Lambert “is no longer employed with our district.”

“The safety of our staff and students is paramount, and we take all incidents seriously,” the district added. “We have zero tolerance for any behavior that could jeopardize their well-being.”

An lawyer for Lambert couldn’t be instantly reached for remark.