A second-grade teacher in Northern California has been arrested on allegations that she drove to work and was teaching class drunk.
The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office says, Monday morning, they got a report that a staff member at Nuestro Elementary School in Live Oak appeared to be under the influence.
Deputies soon showed up at the school and encountered 57-year-old Wendy Munson, who was in the middle of teaching her second-grade class. Deputies noted signs and symptoms of Munson-Swartz being under the influence.
She got fired for it. From both of her jobs. I’d hardly call that normalizing alcoholism.
I was generalizing. Advertising for alcohol is everywhere, just like tobacco was years ago. Just like tobacco they figured out ways to skirt the laws and still get the message across. Sponsorships from companies pushing their 0% alcohol beers, super bowl beer commercials that become water cooler conversation in offices, etc.
I’m a recovered alcoholic. I never noticed how ubiquitous it was when I was lost in the sauce, but I sure do now.
So many social events are centered around alcohol, too.
Congratulations on your continued recovery!
There seems to be a weird protective culture centered around alcohol use. There’s all these levels of people who declare themselves as “social drinkers” or “drinking to celebrate an occasion” as if it somehow recuses someone from responsibility for their actions. Then there are those who drink daily (sometimes quite heavily) but because they aren’t “drunk” it’s supposed to be ignored.
It can be quite frustrating at times.
I don’t pretend to have all the answers or understand everyone’s thoughts, but it seems like it’s all too common for people to drink first and think second.
Oh yeah. I’ve abused other substances too, and I’d consider alcohol a hard drug. There’s a lot of misguided bro science surrounding alcohol too, and I think people tend to be in denial of how great a psychological and physiological impact it can have on a person over time. I accept that other people drink, but damn I’m so thankful that part of me is in the past. Have multiple people in my life who are drinking themselves to death. My brother for example used to be my best friend, but he’s basically a zombie now. I hope he recovers, but it’s absolutely something someone has to choose for themselves.
Thank you for your kind words.
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I think they were more referring to how its portrayed in media/advirtising