In the state of NC you can get a DWI and continue teaching(depending on who you're dealing with). Now lets say you were coming Amsterdam to Richmond County. You might have a time advancing through the hiring process. You have great luck in with high teacher turn over rates in counties like Hoke, Warren, Weldon City, Franklin, Edgecombe, Vance, Charlotte/Mecklenburg, Tyrrell, Hertford, and Person. The Teacher Tenure Act provides that a tenured teacher may be dismissed or demoted for “habitual or excessive use of alcohol or nonmedical use of a controlled substance as defined in Article 5 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes. By the way, Article 5 is the Controlled Substances Act.
Typical DUI conviction can cost anywhere from $5,000.00 to $20,000.00. DWI could possibly include an expectation of job loss, judgments, community service and the requirement to attend classes and/or rehab.
GS 20-138.1. Impaired driving.
Exception. - Notwithstanding the definition of "vehicle" pursuant to G.S. 20-4.01(49), for purposes of this section the word "vehicle" does not include a horse.
GS 115C-307. Duties of teachers.
(e) To Enter into the Superintendent's Plans for Professional Growth. - It shall be the duty of all teachers, including student teachers, substitute teachers, voluntary teachers, and teacher assistants when given authority over some part of the school program by the principal or supervising teacher, to enter actively into the plans of the superintendent for the professional growth of the teachers.