A Central Florida substitute teacher faces charges for DUI in a school parking lot.
On Tuesday, around 1030 a.m., a deputy noticed 44-year-old Micah Alan Dyal as he attempted to back out of a parking spot at Lake Alfred Polytech at 925 N. Buena Vista Drive in Lake Alfred, according to a press release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
The deputy, who works at Lake Alfred as a school resource officer, conducted a field sobriety test on Dyal. He noted obvious signs of impairment and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on Dyal’s breath.
“This substitute teacher was drunker than Cooter Brown at school while he was supposed to be teaching our children,” said Sheriff Grady Judd.
The resource officer arrested Dyal and transported him to the Sheriff’s Processing Center.
Polk County Public Schools issued a statement about the arrest. They thanked staff for “noticing something was off” and “not allowing this individual to proceed into the classroom.” Polk officials said Dyal will “no longer have any involvement with PCPS.”