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Teacher's Aide Found Allegedly Passed Out With Syringe In Arm Faces Judge

DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) - A Denver teacher's aide accused of being passed out in a grade school bathroom with a syringe sticking in her arm faced a judge Thursday morning.

Cassandra Rein
Cassandra Rein going to court on Thursday (credit: CBS)

Court documents state four first-graders discovered Cassandra Rein on the floor of the bathroom at the Denver Center for International Studies at Ford Elementary School.

Cassandra Rein
Cassandra Rein (credit: Denver police/CBS)

Police say they also searched Rein's purse and found various pill bottles, more syringes and metal caps containing a burnt powder substance residue.

Rein is facing possession of a controlled substance charges and is expected back in court next Tuesday.

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