Ex-Danbury High School Safety Advocate Seeks Probation Program

DANBURY — The former high school safety advocate who was charged with felony assault and three misdemeanors last month is applying for accelerated rehabilitation, the News -Times is reporting.

Sueanna Lamontagne, 50, applied for the diversionary program during her appearance Monday at state Superior Court in Danbury.

Lamontagne was charged with second-degree breach of peace, disorderly conduct, interfering with an officer and felony assault of public safety or emergency medical personnel on Feb. 22. Police reported that she cursed at cops and hit an officer repeatedly in the face. when police went to investigate why she had parked her car diagonally across a road, blocking traffic.

An adult probation office will determine if Lamontagne is eligible for the accelerated rehabilitation program by her next court date on April 8. If she qualifies, pretrial intervention program could allow her to avoid criminal conviction.

Lamontagne had been a safety advocate at Danbury High School for 13 years. Her employment with DHS ended on March 1. The terms of her departure have not been released.

For more, see the News-Times.