Charter school teachers fired for violating alcohol abuse policy

Phoenix, AZ -- Imagine West Gilbert, a K-8 charter school, fired six teachers for violating its alcohol abuse policy on campus during school hours, according to spokesperson Rhonda Cagle. This comes more than a week after the school sent home letters, citing an incident "serious in nature" happened on campus during school hours on Dec. 21. However, that letter didn't specify why the teachers were fired and that sparked concern among parents if the unknown "incident" put their children in harm's way. Cagle confirmed this afternoon, the six teachers were terminated based on an internal investigation that found they violated the school's drug and alcohol abuse policy, specifically relating to alcohol. Cagle made it clear the incident didn't involve drugs. She also clarified that no children were involved.