Mary Ellen Hause is a former part-time teaching aide at a high school in Ohio. House was convicted of allowing minors to possess alcohol after a photo of her together with three underage girls who held bottles of Smirnoff was posted on Facebook. The girls were friends of her son and the photos were taken in her home.CNET: Police Blotter: Facebook photo convicts school aide of drinking charge (March 17, 2009)
Sentence and Appeal
Hause was sentenced to sentenced to 30 days in jail, a $500 fine, 10 days of trash pickup, and three years of probation during which she can't drink alcohol or have it in her house.CNET: Police Blotter: Facebook photo convicts school aide of drinking charge (March 17, 2009) Hause appealed the sentence, claiming that it was an abuse of the judge's discretion, that there should only have been one charge and that the law is unconstitutionally overbroad, but the sentence was upheld.CNET: Police Blotter: Facebook photo convicts school aide of drinking charge (March 17, 2009)
Mary Ellen Hause News
CNET: Police Blotter: Facebook photo convicts school aide of drinking charge (March 17, 2009)
Daytona Daily News: Ex-school worker sentenced for cheerleader drinking (May 9, 2008)
WEWS Cleveland: Ohio Mom Convicted Of Letting Teens Drink Gets Out Of Jail (June 19, 2008)
whiotv: Springboro Mom Found Guilty Of Underage Drinking (May 10, 2008)
Daytona Daily News: Woman faces trial in teen alcohol case (May 8, 2008)
WCPO: Mom Jailed For Allowing Underage Drinking (May 11, 2008)
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The officer said he checks Facebook accounts to see if students are behaving in problematic ways that could impact the school environmentWCPO: Mom Jailed For Allowing Underage Drinking (May 11, 2008)
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The girls said they brought a drinking game, Smirnoff, and Sparks, an alcoholic energy drink, to the houseWCPO: Mom Jailed For Allowing Underage Drinking (May 11, 2008)
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They said Hause sat down with them when they played the drinking gameWCPO: Mom Jailed For Allowing Underage Drinking (May 11, 2008)
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Hause said the girls were drinking in the basement, and when she sat down with them, she did not immediately notice they were drinkingWCPO: Mom Jailed For Allowing Underage Drinking (May 11, 2008)
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Hause also said she asked them to leave when she saw that they were drinkingWCPO: Mom Jailed For Allowing Underage Drinking (May 11, 2008)
