A Southington High School teacher who was pulled out of class last month has been charged with disorderly conduct.
After receiving reports on Nov. 6 that John Edward Hansen Jr., 47, of New Haven, was acting different in class and was possibly impaired, school administrators removed him from the classroom and had him transported to a medical facility, police said.
At the time, school officials declined to identify the teacher, but sent a letter home to parents.
“Today at Southington High School a situation occurred with one of our teachers who behaved in an unprofessional manner during period 1 and 2 classes,” Dr. Martin J. Semmel to wrote in the letter last month. “When it was reported during period 2 to the main office, this individual was removed immediately from the classroom.”
Police obtained a warrant and Hansen turned himself in to police at 6:45 a.m. on Dec. 9. He was due in court in Bristol on Monday, but did not appear and the case was continued to Jan. 20.
