WATERBURY – An elementary school principal was arrested early Monday morning after allegedly drunkenly trying to enter a closed bar.
Brian Goggin, the principal of Bunker Hill Elementary School, was charged with disorderly conduct after he attempted to enter a bar around 2:30 a.m., police said. Goggin was intoxicated and stumbled into the road twice before an officer took him into custody, police said.
This is not the first alcohol-related arrest for Goggin, who has been placed on administrative leave from his position at the school, said Paul Guidone, chief operating officer for the Waterbury school district.
“There was an incident three years ago that had to do with a drunk driving arrest,” Guidone said.
At that time Goggin was placed on leave and ordered to complete an employee assistance program, he said. Goggin successfully completed the program and returned to his position as principal after about a three month period.
The district will conduct an internal investigation into this weekend’s incident, Guidone said. In the meantime, the vice principal will oversee operations at the school.
The district hopes to expedite the process both for the school and for Goggin, Guidone said. The investigation could take a couple weeks, after which the schools will determine what action to take, he said.
By Kelly Glista, Hartford Courant