Wisconsin Teacher Accused of Being Drunk on the Job

Her blood alcohol percentage was 0.27

City leaders in Janesville are mulling settling a lawsuit by a former teacher who was accused of showing up for work drunk.

Reports said that the City Council will consider a $75,000 settlement for Maria Caya at a meeting Monday.

Caya filed a $5.5 million lawsuit against the city last year, claiming police improperly released her blood alcohol tests after she was accused of being drunk on a student field trip in June 2013.

Her blood alcohol percentage was 0.27 percent during the incident. The legal limit for driving in Wisconsin is 0.08.

The school district paid her $18,000 to resign in a separate agreement. District officials said firing her would have resulted in legal costs exceeding that payout.