Head teacher Ruth Perry, who took her own life after Ofsted report, couldn’t share result for 54 days, says friend
Friend: Ruth Perry couldn't share Ofsted result for 54 daysA friend of Ruth Perry, who took her own life after Ofsted downgraded her school, says the head teacher was
"under enormous stress before she died".Lisa Telling, a head teacher in Reading, told BBC Breakfast that Ms Perry had to bear the "world-destroying" verdict by herself for 54 days.
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