Intoxicated substitute teacher causes 'soft lockdown' at Blissfield Middle School A regular substitute teacher for Blissfield Community Schools was removed by law enforcement after it was determined they were intoxicated during the school day. Author: WTOL Newsroom Updated: 4:48 AM EST January 29, 2021 BLISSFIELD, Mich. — Blissfield Middle School was placed on a soft lockdown and a substitute teacher was removed by law enforcement after it was determined they were intoxicated during the school day. Just before 1 p.m. on Thursday, middle school principal Cris Rupp and superintendent Scott Riley were informed of a potential medical emergency with a substitute teacher, according to an email sent to Blissfield Community Schools families.