Phone Harassment Charge Dropped

A charge of telephone harassment against a Pocatello teacher has been dropped.

Lisa Liebig, an Indian Hills Elementary School teacher, was accused of making harassing telephone calls to Nicole Sherer, the mother of a boy who the mother claimed was given an unauthorized dose of prescription medication.

Sherer complained about the incident to police and school district officials. She was an outspoken opponent of school district policy allowing teachers to give medication to children.

According to a police report filed June 23, Liebig called Sherer several times that day to express her dismay about the mother’s complaints.

Court officials said the record does not indicate why the charge was dropped.

This month, the school board changed its policy to allow children to take their own medicine. Parents may also opt to have their children’s medicine dispensed by school district teachers or staff, but only after increased parental involvement.