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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A Hancock County Schools teacher is not in the classroom after being arrested for driving under the influence in Beaver County in February.
Alex Louis Kuntupis, 28, of Weirton, an Oak Glen Middle School social studies teacher, was arrested after a single-vehicle accident at approximately 6:50 p.m. Feb. 10 near Pittsburgh International Airport, according to police.
Pennsylvania State Police Troop D Beaver County charged Kuntupis with driving under the influence of a controlled substance or metabolite, first offense; driving under the influence of a controlled substance -- impaired ability, first offense; possession of drug paraphernalia; disregard of traffic lanes; careless driving and failure to use a safety belt. He was booked into the Beaver County Prison and posted a $20,000 bail Feb. 11, according to court records.
Hancock County Schools Superintendent Kathy Kidder-Wilkerson confirmed Kuntupis is not teaching.
"He is not in the school," she said.
Kuntupis is scheduled to appear before the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition court Wednesday, according to court records.