New York Teacher Arrested During Class for DWI

(Wayne County, New York) A 39-year-old English teacher at Wayne Central High School, April L. Roods, has been accused of arriving at school intoxicated.

Roods has been charged with driving while intoxicated after police said she drove to school while intoxicated.

According to a statement regarding the incident on the Wayne Central School District website, Roods was removed from her first-period classroom and taken into custody.

The school district says it has been cooperating and will continue to cooperate fully with law enforcement authorities, and is awaiting the outcome of the sheriff’s investigation as well as conducting its own internal investigation.

Roods was released from custody after issuance of an appearance ticket.