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Paso Robles principal removed from campus for public intoxication

November 11, 2025

Megan Fletcher

By KAREN VELIE

Update: Paso Robles police officers charged Megan Fletcher with DUI. Shortly after 9 a.m., a school staffer reported Fletcher was intoxicated. Officers arrived, escorted Fletcher from the campus and charged her with driving drunk to the Paso Robles High School campus.

Law enforcement officers removed the principal of Paso Robles High School from campus on Monday because of alleged intoxication, according to a school official.

On Monday morning, officers walked 42-year-old Megan Fletcher from campus. Shortly afterwards, Paso Robles Joint Unified School District administrators placed Fletcher on administrative leave.

According to the San Luis Obispo County Jail logs, Fletcher was not booked into jail. The Paso Robles Police Department has not yet responded to questions about the incident.

For months, members of the community have accused Fletcher of excessive drinking and questionable driving.

On June 15, while driving a school district Expedition, Fletcher allegedly made a U-turn on Highway 46 East near Shandon and hit a boat trailer. While the other driver pulled over, Fletcher allegedly drove by while flashing a peace sign.

Area residents have voiced concerns that she was not held accountable at the time. CalCoastNews will provide additional information after it becomes available.

 


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Only comment is how she lasted this long?


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So, likely noticed as under the influence by staff at 8:30 or earlier. It took 30 minutes of pow wow with other staffers before someone did the right thing. Understandable, given the courage it probably took. That said, it was likely not the first, or even the fifth time it happened. The fact that they went to the cops instead of, say HR, the superintendent or a VP means that this has been brought up before and nothing was done or she has been confronted before, promised to clean up her act and clearly didn’t.


Now, .08 at 8ish a.m. likely means she was still drunk from the night before rather than she was brushing her teeth with vodka. That means she was likely a .2 or higher, much higher before passing out or going to sleep. That’s some serious boozing and it happened on a Monday night.


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