Michigan superintendent accused of smoking weed with colleague, having gun on school grounds
A Michigan school superintendent was ousted from her position for allegedly getting high with a colleague on school grounds and then driving off in her car – where police found a hunting rifle stashed in the backseat. Hollie Stange, who headed Fitzgerald Public Schools in Warren, is accused of getting behind the wheel after police spotted her smoking marijuana with the district’s food services director for several minutes in a parked car 1,000 feet from school grounds, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office. Police arrested Stange and Amanda Carroll, both 38, after the pair left in separate vehicles on Dec.20, and were found allegedly driving “under the influence.”“This is deeply concerning and violates the trust our community places in these school administrators,” Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J.
Lucido said.“Driving under the influence and possessing drugs near school grounds is not only unlawful but also puts the safety of our children at risk.As individuals entrusted with the well-being of Macomb County’s children, we will take all necessary legal steps to ensure accountability.”Police found a rifle wrapped in a blanket in the backseat of Stange’s car, along with a 50-gram bag of marijuana in her purse, WWJ reported.
A 6-year-old was inside Carroll’s vehicle when police pulled her over. Carroll was also in possession of more than 25 grams of weed, the outlet reported. Prosecutors believe Stange had the gun in her car while she was on school grounds. Both women were placed on leave, pending an internal review, on Sunday following a unanimous vote by the Fitzgerald School Board.“The Fitzgerald Public Schools Board of Education today voted unanimously to place District Superintendent Stange and Amanda Carroll on leave effective immediately pending our internal review and the ongoing criminal investigation,” board president Julia Yokel said in a Facebook post. “The school district is cooperating with local law e...