Garrett Anthony Clifton, special education substitute teacher & teacher's aide at Mann Middle School, San Diego Unified School District, San Diego, California, "busted at the border with more than $500,000 worth of cocaine and methamphetamine" Also worked at: McGill Charter School of Success, San Diego, California Holly Drive Leadership Academy, San Diego, California Iftin University Prep High School, San Diego, California (closed) Former SD Unified Teacher's Aide Sentenced A former teacher's aide who was busted at the border with more than $500,000 worth of cocaine and methamphetamine was sentenced Friday to 37 months in federal prison and three years supervised release. After Garrett Anthony Clifton was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border south of San Diego in April 2013, he continued working at the San Diego Unified School District for nearly a year until NBC7 Investigates asked the school district about his legal situation. Continue reading... http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Former-SD-Unified-Teachers-Aide-Sentenced--278829481.html Tags:
Background ... Teacher's Aide Kept Working after Border Drug Bust 13 Feb 2014 A San Diego Unified special education aide continued working in the classroom, after he was arrested at the border with more than $500,000 worth of cocaine and methamphetamine. Federal court records show Garrett Anthony Clifton was pulled over at the San Ysidro Port of Entry last April trying to enter the United States with 9.9 kilos of methamphetamine and 8 kilograms of cocaine. ... The special ed substitute was on his way to work at Mann Middle on Friday morning when NBC7 Investigates asked the district why he was still working with children. He is set to be sentenced to federal prison on Feb. 28 for importation of cocaine and methamphetamine - a charge that carries a minimum 10 years imprisonment and maximum of life in federal prison. http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Teacher-Kept-Working-After-Border-Drug-Bust--245048031.html