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Teacher censured for failure to report altercation with student…

The Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal has found a teacher guilty of serious misconduct for failing to report a physical altercation with a student during a school sports trip.

The student had been playing up during the trip and the teacher stopped the school van to confront him.  The Tribunal was not satisfied that the teacher had assaulted the pupil but found that his failure to report the altercation was a serious error and reflected adversely on his fitness to be a teacher.  It also found him guilty of misconduct for driving the school van with more passengers than the van could legally carry.

The Tribunal decided that a censure was the appropriate punishment in these circumstances and the Teacher’s Register would be noted with the findings to ensure any employer would be aware of the events.