Pubdate: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 Source: New York Daily News (NY) Section: Metro News Copyright: 2005 Daily News, L.P. Contact: http://www.nydailynews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/295 Author: Helen Peterson Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/coke.htm (Cocaine) NO RETURN FOR DRUG TEACHER A Staten Island teacher convicted of felony cocaine possession can't return to his old job - where he headed an anti-drug program at an intermediate school, a court ruled yesterday. A five-judge panel of the Appellate Division unanimously found that Michael Campbell, who was arrested in 2002, shouldn't be returned to his former position as dean of students at Intermediate School 72, where his responsibilities included enforcing school rules prohibiting drug use. The decision overturns a ruling by an arbitrator who found Campbell should be reinstated, and reverses a lower court ruling agreeing with the arbitrator. The appeals court said it would be "irrational" and "defy common sense" to allow Campbell to return. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth