Dauch
MONTICELLO – A substitute teacher’s aide has been arrested in connection with the discovery of heroin and hypodermic needles found in a staff bathroom in the Benjamin Cosor Elementary School on December 20, 2013.
Rhandye Dauch, 55, of White Lake, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a hypodermic needle and endangering the welfare of a child, all misdemeanors. She was sent to the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $7,500 bail.
Dauch worked as a substitute teacher’s aide in the Fallsburg School
District as well as other local schools.
Sullivan County District Attorney James Farrell said the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, through the use of forensic evidence and other investigatory techniques were able to develop sufficient probable cause to arrest Dauch. Her arrest occurred as the result of cooperation by the Fallsburg School District, including teaching and administrative staff, the DA said.
“As I said when the heroin was discovered in the elementary school bathroom, there would be no rush to judgment and we would leave no stone unturned in investigating this case in an attempt to identify the person responsible for bringing these dangerous drugs into the elementary school,” Farrell said. “The State Police were diligent and thorough in their investigation here.”
