Drunk in Charge of Classroom
When authority wobbles, everyone feels it.
In this episode of Mark & Pete, we examine the troubling case of a teacher reported to have been under the influence of alcohol while teaching — slurred speech, disorder in the classroom, and a profession once synonymous with stability suddenly looking fragile.
This is not a tabloid pile-on. It’s a deeper conversation about professionalism, standards, burnout, and what happens when the adults in the room are no longer steady.
Teaching in the UK has become increasingly pressured: behaviour challenges, retention crises, administrative overload…
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