Claim made at inquiry by Teaching Council into behaviour of teacher, who sent part-topless photo of himself to one young teenager and made ‘sexualised’ comments to another
The inquiry heard the teacher worked as a student teacher and subsequently a substitute teacher at the school between September and December 2019.
Counsel for the Teaching Council, Eoghan O’Sullivan BL, said three of the six girls from the school had accepted the teacher’s request to be added to his contacts on Snapchat. Mr O’Sullivan said the girl had reacted maturely and responsibly to the situation and ceased communication with the teacher very quickly.
“This conduct, if proven, is inimical to the principles that underpin the profession of teaching,” Mr O’Sullivan remarked. The woman said the teacher had asked her daughter how old she was and that she had replied that she was 14.The woman said her daughter was very upset about the matter, while she admitted she was angry that the teacher had regarded her daughter “as a target”.
Six of the girls contacted by the teacher also gave evidence via video-link with several claiming his behaviour was “a bit weird”.The girl who was asked for a selfie said the teacher had repeatedly made her a Snapchat contact despite “unfriending” him twice and told her that she was “always my favourite student” after she had promised she would not tell anyone about their text exchanges.
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