An Iowa high school teacher was arrested this week after he showed up drunk to the prom he was to chaperone.
Okoboji High School teacher Royce Van Roekel, 33, was arrested on Saturday after someone reported that he was drunk, WHO-TV reported.
Milford police said that Van Roekel, who was a business teacher and cross country coach, had blood-alcohol content (BAC) of more than twice the legal limit at 0.191.
He was arrested and taken to jail. He later pleaded guilty to public intoxication.
Parents were furious.
“They don’t want them (the students) coming to the prom drunk or with drugs on them, so why would the teacher be allowed to,” said Stacy Lockey, parent, according to KTIV.
The Okoboji Community Schools’ superintendent didn’t say what would happen to Van Roekel, but stressed it would be handled “administratively.”
