Connecticut Reinstates Teaching License To Convicted Drug Dealer
HARTFORD, Conn. The state Board of Education has restored the teaching license of a man who was convicted of selling drugs while he was a math teacher at a New Haven school. "I believe in redemption and second chances," Patricia Luke, vice chairwoman of the state board said Thursday. "Without second chances in this world, we would lose much talent and so many gifts." Orlando Hernandez, 37, will be allowed to return to the classroom, but under some very strict conditions. He will be subject to random drug testing and the decision limits him to teaching at The Bridge Academy in Bridgeport until 2010. Magazinelane.com
