Hearing told ‘nothing sinister’ intended in messages and that secondary teacher had wanted ‘to relive his teenage years’
The secondary teacher told the disciplinary panel that he had suffered from loneliness and anxiety as a teenager and, while ashamed of the messages now, had not sent them with any 'sinister' intent. Photograph: iStock
He said that, notwithstanding mitigating factors, the panel was “satisfied that anything other than this sanction would amount to a failure to uphold professional standards and public confidence in the profession and the regulatory process”.Gap between State and fee-charging schools closes further The teacher told the panel that he suffered from loneliness and anxiety as a teenager and, while ashamed of the messages now, had not sent them with any “sinister” intent.
Prior to the panel reaching its decision, solicitor James Roche, for the director of the Teaching Council, Lynn Ramsey, said in a submission that it was the director’s view that the actions of the teacher were “at the higher end of the scale in terms of gravity”. There was “no evidence of any harm to any of the students,” he said. It was not a case where a teacher was trying to entice a student to meet up or engage in sinister behaviour.Mr McGlinchey said his client had not worked since the inappropriate messaging came to light and his career was now “in serious danger”.
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