A teacher and a former school secretary at J.W. Mitchell High School are under investigation for allegedly throwing a post-prom party.
According to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report, the incident occurred a couple of weeks ago after prom.
Deputies said former school secretary Lynn Worker threw a party with alcohol at her home for Mitchell High students.
According to the report, there were between 30 and 40 students at the party and some got so drunk they were vomiting.
Several students told investigators that Worker was collecting the students' keys at the front door to "make sure they were safe."
The report states Mitchell High biology teacher Samantha Murchie was also at Worker's house party drinking alcohol with students.
When investigators questioned Murchie about the house party she spontaneously stated that she had been at the party to pick up her son and wanted to speak to someone prior to an interview with deputies, according to the report.
Worker told investigators that she was in front of her home during the entire gathering and denied having knowledge that alcohol was being consumed inside. Worker also confirmed that Murchie was present during the party.
Neighbor Jim Adams said he broke up the party around 3 a.m.
"When I got home, all I heard was a lot of loud people talking, people talking loud in the backyard," he said. "And I just went over knocked on the door and I went in and I told her, 'Lynn, you gotta keep it down.'"
According to the report, once the party was broken up, some students went to the biology teacher's house and they drank beer.
Bay News 9 tried to contact Murchie at her home but nobody came to the door. Worker had no comment.
Pasco County Schools spokeswoman Linda Cobbe said Murchie is on paid leave. Worker had already resigned over allegations last year she was drunk at football games.
"We don't have any tolerance for teachers providing alcohol or drugs to students," Cobbe said. "That's just common sense. You just don't do that."
This is the second time Murchie has been accused of drinking around students. She received a letter of reprimand for drinking alcohol at a team dinner during a cheerleading trip to Tallahassee.
The Pasco Sheriff's Office report recommends they be charged with allowing minors to drink alcohol at an open house party, a misdemeanor. Investigators wrote both suspects were aware of the alcohol being consumed by persons known to them to be under 21.