NYC Teacher fired for Possession of 20 Bags of Heroin has his Firing Overturned

A high school teacher who was fired earlier this year for showing up for jury duty with heroin in his backpack could get his job back. 

A judge found that Damian Esteban's firing was "unduly harsh" and ordered the Department of Education to impose a lesser punishment. City officials blasted the decision on Thursday, saying they would appeal. 

"We cannot fathom how a teacher who took 20 bags of heroin into a courthouse is fit to stand in front of a classroom and teach the city's school children," Michael A. Cardozo, the city's top lawyer, said in a statement.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg added that the ruling "shows a callous indifference to the well-being of our students." 

There was no immediate response to a message left Thursday with Esteban's attorney. 

Esteban's troubles began last year when he was returning to a Manhattan courthouse after taking a break as a juror in a murder trial. While passing through security, courthouse officers discovered heroin packets in a cigarette box. 

At the time, the 34-year-old Esteban was a teacher at Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design, making $64,500 a year.

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