Pubdate: 23 Mar 1999 Source: United Press International Copyright: 1999 United Press International PINELLAS TEACHER BUSTED ON DRUG CHARGES SEMINOLE, Fla. March 23 (UPI) - A 29-year-old Pinellas County teacher is facing drug charges after a police dog found cocaine in the teacher's lounge at Osceola Middle School. Investigators say Sofia Forte, who has been placed on paid leave from her job, was afraid the drug-sniffing canine would find the cocaine during Parent's Night, so she hid the drugs in the lounge. She is accused of having about a gram of powder cocaine and a straw coated with cocaine residue. Forte's arrest marked the first time a Pinellas County teacher has been accused of having drugs on campus. - --- MAP posted-by: Mike Gogulski