Elementary teacher charged with drinking beer in class
Posted: February 17, 2015 - 3:46am

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) -- A kindergarten teacher at a suburban Des Moines elementary school has been accused of drinking beer in her classroom. Police say 40-year-old Jennifer L. Rich, of West Des Moines, was arrested Friday at East Elementary School in Ankeny after testing positively on an initial breathalyzer test. She was charged with public intoxication and child endangerment. An Ankeny School District human resources representative says Rich submitted her resignation Monday. According to a news release, police responded to a report from a parent claiming that Rich was spotted at the school with a can of beer. Authorities say they found a bag in her classroom containing two empty cans and four full cans of beer, and that Rich's eyes were bloodshot and watery. Rich is not being held in police custody.