FISHERS, Ind. -- Concetta Raimondi (pictured), superintendent of Hamilton Southeastern Schools, spoke out Friday evening about the traffic stop in which a police officer drove intoxicated Fishers High School principal Scott Syverson home instead of taking him to jail.

Syverson was pulled over early Dec. 22 near 96th Street and Allisonville Road. Officer Kevin Kobli's in-car camera showed Syverson, who admitted drinking that night, fail several field sobriety tests. It took three tries for Syverson to blow correctly into a Breathalyzer.

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"It was quite a misstep on his behalf, and he is quite sick about it. He is just devastated," Raimondi said.

According to tape from the in-car camera, Syverson's blood-alcohol content registered more than twice the legal limit.

Syverson had been at a ball game and holiday party thrown by Raimondi that night, but she said her house wasn't his last stop, 6News' Cheryl Jackson reported.

"He didn't arrive at my house until after his ball game. He stayed, but then confirmed with me today that he did stop someplace else on his way home," Raimondi said.

It was not known where Syverson might have stopped or how much he might have drank when he got there. On the tape, Syverson admitted having five beers before getting behind the wheel.

"When he left my house, there was no evidence that he was impaired," Raimondi said.

By the time Kobli pulled Syverson over, at about 1:10 a.m., the principal was clearly impaired.

Community members are in an uproar over the case, putting police and the school system on the defensive.

Kobli's decision to drive Syverson home instead of to jail is viewed by some as an act of special treatment.

Some are wondering what consequences Syverson could face because of his actions.

"We need to look at everything very carefully and ask ourselves, 'What provoked this kind of behavior?' Certainly, it's not typical," Raimondi said.

The school board will meet Friday to make a decision on Syverson's future.

"I love happy endings, but I don't know we're going to find one. This is going to be difficult for all of us," Raimondi said.

Police are building a case to charge Syverson with drunken driving or public intoxication using the video and portable breath test as evidence.