Fired Special Education Teacher Charged With Possession of Cocaine, Paraphernalia On School Grounds

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Kayla L. Fasko (42) of Janesville
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A now-fired special education teacher for Salem Grade School has been officially charged in Kenosha County Circuit Court. Monday, Kayla L. Fasko, 42, of Janesville, was charged with one count of Possession of Cocaine, School Enhancer, and one count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. If convicted, Fasko faces more than one year in jail.

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According to the criminal complinat:

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A Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputy reported that on October 16, 2024, he responded to Salem Grade School located at 8828 Antioch Road, in the Village of Salem Lakes. The deputy reported he was asked to complete the search of a teacher, Kayla Fasko’s belongings based on Salem Grade School administration requiring a search pursuant to their policy manual. The deputy reported while searching the box of belongings provided by Salem school staff, he found a black handbag with the word teacher written on it. The deputy reported this bag appeared empty upon first holding it but that within the black handbag, the deputy discovered a sandwich bag with a white powder residue in it as well as a cut portion of a straw containing a white powder residue and a corner baggie with white powder residue in it.

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The deputy reported that he tested the white powder using a presumptive field test HCL using Thermo Scientific TruNarc, and the substance tested positive for cocaine.

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The deputy interviewed the Director of Business Services for Salem School District, who indicated that a teacher at Salem Grade School, Kayla Fasko, had resigned based on appearing to be under the influence in the school building. He indicated that the defendant then went to drug testing but her belongings were still in the school and had been taken from her desk in her classroom. The deputy indicated this classroom is located at the same location described above. The deputy indicated he made arrangements for Fasko, through school administration, to come pick up her belongings. The deputy reported this occurred on October 21, 2024 and that the defendant arrived at Salem Grade School at about 4:30 p.m. The deputy indicated that Superintendent Dr. Vicki King went through paperwork with Fasko indicating and advising what her drug test result was as administered pursuant to school district policy.

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The deputy indicated that he shared with Fasko what he had found in her box of belongings. And the deputy indicated he advised the Fasko that it was lucky that no children had had access to the bag where the drugs had been discovered. He asked Fasko if she knew what bag he was referring to and her answer was, “Yes, I do.”

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The deputy reported he spoke to Fasko further, and he asked her what the bag looked like that he was referring to where the drugs had been found, and Fasko answered “it’s black and it has ‘teacher’ on it.” The deputy confirmed that that was the bag in question where the cocaine had been discovered by him. He noted that this was the first time during their conversation that the word teacher was mentioned to be on the bag. The deputy indicated he recognized the straw with white powder residue as being consistent with his training and experience as a cut straw used specifically for the purpose of ingesting cocaine by snorting.

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Dr. Vicki King – Superintendent, Salem School District

Dr. Vicki King, Salem School District Superintendent, told KCE Monday that she was proud that her staff reported concerns early so that they were able to act quickly and remove [Fasko] from the learning environment swiftly to ensure the safety of the students was upheld.

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A district mother praised Dr. King and the school board saying, “I’m glad this woman was swiftly fired and it wasn’t dragged out. Kudos to the school for prioritizing safety. It’s crazy to me that a special [education] teacher would come to school high on coke.”

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Website

According to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s website, Fasko’s teaching license is “under investigation.” As of publication, the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office has not charged Fasko.

Fasko is due in court on December 18, 2024 for her initial appearance.

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  1. Drugs can reach so easily and contaminate a life.

    Once
    Is all it takes.

    Sorry and sad for her at the same time.
    Her life planned forever ruined.

    She failed D A R E big time

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  2. What the hell is wrong with KUSD presently? They are not vetting their hires carefully and in turn are putting our children at risk! Are good, quality people that hard to find!

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  3. Happy that the school district acted quickly and decisively.

    Still, the scourge of addiction is sad and mind boggling. The teacher seems to have ‘fessed up and I hope she gets the help she needs. Far too many lives are wasted due to drugs. And how many billions has this cost us? 🙁

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  4. How many years has she been addicted? How many lives have been impacted by her addiction and behavior. This isn’t the first school district she’s worked in, I wonder how long she has been using drugs at work.
    When someone is under the influence of drugs, they don’t care about their responsibilities. Think of how much her students lost in every district she worked at.
    I have a hard time finding sympathy for her, but I certainly feel sympathy for her students and their families.

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  5. What took them so long? I believe they should be audited. Teachers using drugs, grooming students, and students assaulting each other in bathroom stalls—it’s disgraceful. We have the most disgraceful school district in the country. How come the KUSD authorities aren’t being asked for an explanation of this chaos or being removed altogether? These are our children! What is going on?

  6. Teachers are human, too. They’re capable of substance abuse. I knew plenty of them who were alcoholics. That doesn’t mean the substance was affecting their students or classroom. But, she did bring it to school like a dummy. Teachers aren’t perfect people, neither are nurses, firefighters, cops, etc. You can’t vet this kind of thing through a job interview. People can develop a problem anytime in their career. I’d prefer to here something like this happened, as opposed to a person being a child predator. It’s a disease and I hope she’s able to come out a better person through all this. Her life isn’t over. I only wish the best for her and her family. Thanks to the officers and district for handling it so professionally and swiftly.

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