I'm 19 and just recieved an underage drinking ticket for $200 and paid it off. I want to be a teacher?

Question

Will this drinking ticket affect my wanting to be a teacher in any way?

Answer 1

It shouldn't. Just don't do it again.

Answer 2

Hmmph. Here in Canada, the age for drinking is 18 in most provinces. (19 in Ontario). At that age you can drink anything, although drinking in public, on the streets or public parks, is still illegal.

I guess the question is, what sort of offense was it. If it's a misdemeanor, like a traffic offense, and they just write a summons, I don't think it will hurt your record. Indictable offenses, where they arrest you, probably would hurt. Also it depends how long before your record is expunged.

OTOH, if the school board's background check picks this up, I suppose you would be at a bit of a disadvantage competing against someone with a cleaner record and the same marks. I doubt that most boards consider it serious - unless its some puritanical place you probably don't want to work anyway.

Answer 3

Well, first and foremost, I hope that you learned from this mistake. DUI is a misdeameanor charge that remains on your record for a while. Fined and/or punishable by up to a year. Considering what you said, I am assuming you just got fined sense it was your first offense.

One thing you could ask your attorney or judge is ask for a Diversion. Sense this is your first offense, you could ask for this and it will keep it from being on your record and you must complete DUI classes successfully with some counseling and other probationary things the Judge might assign. But you must complete it without PROBLEMS. However, I don't know if this would be possible now sense you already payed the ticket.....doesn't hurt to ask though.

I hope that you learned from this mistake and spread the word to our future children that drinking and driving don't mix. It could kill them or someone else. If you believe you can make good examples to our children and realize that you made a terrible mistake and learn from it, I don't see why you wouldn't be still considered for role modeling.

Wish you the best in your endeavors and please don't committ the same mistake again.

Answer 4

As a teacher whose career was ruined by a DWI, the underage bit will not affect him a bit. DO NOT make drinking a habit, as it easily becomes, especially when you start making 3 grand a month. It is easy to become spoiled and self-centered and in the end you regret it for the rest of your life every stinking miserable day of your ruined life.

Answer 5

Roadside brethalysers are fairly indicative if properly operated and calibrated but in the UK the result also has to be verified by a more accurate machine at the station. The handheld readers are considered "Preliminary Breath Tests" (PBTs) and their results, while valuable to an officer attempting to establish probable cause for an arrest, are generally not admissible in court. If your ticket is based only on a single PBT, there may be grounds for a challange. There are many sources of error involved in breath tests. Failure to use the devices properly or failure to have the machines properly maintained and re-calibrated as required are particularly common sources of error. Ask for records of if and when the machine was calibrated and tested - if it wasn't that's automatic grounds for "reasonable doubt". Many PBT devices in use are 9 or 10 years old and spare parts are hard to get, so maintainance is an issue. Research indicates that there is an inherent error in breath analysis, generally of plus or minus .01%. This means there can be a margin of error of That’s a margin of error up to 20 to 30 percent. This has been taken into account in some courts - look them up (see refs below). Scientists universally recognize an inherent error in breath analysis, generally of plus or minus .01%. One of the most common causes of falsely high breathalyser readings is the existence of "mouth alcohol". In analysing a subject's breath sample, a breathalyser's internal computer assumes the alcohol in the breath sample came from alveolar air—that is air from deep within the lungs. However, alcohol may have come from the mouth, throat or stomach for a number of reasons including acid reflux, if you are diabetic or dieting (hence having increased levels of acetone in your breath) or, most commonly recent use of mouthwash or breath freshener. As mouthwash contains high levels of alcohol, police officers should not administer a breath test for 15 minutes after a person has eaten, vomitted, or put anything in their mouth. If you used a breath spray, you can argue that the alcohol detected wasn't from blood alcohol levels BUT DON'T LIE ABOUT IT AND SAY YOU USED ONE WHEN YOU DIDN'T! BE WARNED though. In many US states, the law presumes that the test was carried out properly, and that you were under the influence of alcohol - it is up to you to prove otherwise. Likewise many states disregard scientific information about variability. In other words it can be an uphill struggle. Although it is a pain in the neck going down the station, the results from the analyser there should be a lot more accurate. Diclaimer (aka covering my ***): This answer provide legal opinion or advice and none should be inferred. For legal information always consult a qualified attorney.

Answer 6

NO...but your misuse and misspelling of the English Language may and should prevent you from "WANTING" to instruct others in anything other than "consumption of an alcoholic beverage by a minor"..!! remember...I before E except after C..!!

Answer 7

He didn't say DUI, he said underage drinking.. there is a HUGE difference.

Answer 8

IF you don't have any more and u don't have any dui's or anything than it shouldn't bee that big of a deal for someone that's hiring u as long as u don't do it again

Answer 9

It won't affect your WANTING to be a teacher, but it may affect your SUITABILITY to be a teacher.

Answer 10

if u really wanna be a teacher you should stop that kinda stuff altogether

Answer 11

are you teaching how 2 make beer