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6 Kirkwood High School Teachers Suspended for Violating Drug Policy
The teachers were suspended with pay and will return before the end of the school year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Thursday morning.

Updated: 9:27 a.m.
Inappropriate behavior that violated the drug-free workplace and staff conduct policies has landed six teachers on paid suspension following an incident last Friday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
News of the disciplinary action was revealed in a letter to parents, according to the Post. The incident did not involve illegal substances or students, district spokesperson Ginger Fletcher told the newspaper.
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Fletcher told Kirkwood Patch Thursday that the situation occurred after students were dismissed from school.
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