A Mars Area School District principal, charged with his second DUI in 10 years, remains on sabbatical from the district.

Collier Township Police on June 14 filed misdemeanor second-offense driving under the influence charges against Dale Sleva Jr., 48, of Presto, Allegheny County, related to a June 10 traffic stop on Washington Pike at its intersection with Thoms Run Road in Presto.

Sleva is a principal at the Mars Area Primary Center, which educates children in kindergarten and first grades.

Sleva has been medical sabbatical since Aug. 15, which the district announced in a statement Aug. 18.

District officials said a substitute is expected to serve in the capacity until January, and Sleva is expected to return in the first semester of 2023.

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