8 h. ago Primary school teacher who turned up at house with two kitchen knives banned from the classroom

Lauren Jenkins admitted possessing a bladed article at North Yorkshire Magistrates’ Court following the incident in August 2022

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4 d. ago High school coach who did naked fat tests found not guilty of child molestation, sexual assault

A jury has found a former Rhode Island high school basketball coach not guilty of second-degree child molestation and second-degree sexual assault after he spent decades asking hundreds of male student-athletes if they were “shy or not shy” before asking them to get naked so he could their check their body fat

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4 d. ago Former headteacher banned from classroom for life over child sex images

A teaching panel found Gerard Heaton, 59, had not shown ‘true remorse’ for his crimes

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8 d. ago Pictured: Rocker religious studies teacher, 38, who was banned from the classroom after swigging cans of cider and reeking of alcohol at school

Jon Downs, 38, who also is a member of a band called Rivers of Rome, has been barred from the classroom indefinitely. The decision came after he confessed to consuming alcohol at school.

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8 d. ago 'Dream' female teacher is jailed for violent sex acts on male pupil, 11, after victim's mother discovers naked selfies she sent the child

Anna Plaksyuk, then 25, forced the boy to kiss her on the lips and touch her breasts, a court was told.

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9 d. ago Teacher who swigged cans of cider in his classroom and walked into a door while reeking of alcohol is banned

Jon Downs, 36, was prohibited from teaching indefinitely with a review period of two years after he admitted consuming alcohol at Westhoughton High School in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

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9 d. ago Teacher banned from the classroom after drinking cider in school and walking into door

Jon Downs, from Westhoughton High School in Bolton, has been banned indefinitely

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1 week ago Teacher banned from the classroom after drinking ‘Costa cup of wine’ before school

A fellow teacher noticed that her speech was slurred and she appeared confused

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2 w. ago Former deputy headteacher banned from the classroom for lewd act and kissing ‘vulnerable’ schoolgirls

Simon Graves, 52, told a girl, 17, to sit on his desk so he could have sex with her, a misconduct panel found

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2 w. ago Woman testifies about alleged sexual assault by members of Canada's 2018 world juniors team

The woman who has accused five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team of sexual assault testified Monday that she was naked, drunk and scared when four of the men showed up unexpectedly in her hotel room and felt the only “safe” option was to do what they wanted

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3 w. ago IT teacher banned from the classroom after refusing to delete photos of pupil ‘because they made him happy’

Nana Opong, 56, tried to conceal his conversations with the pupil by encouraging her to ‘delete everything’, and threatened to ‘throw eggs at her window’ if she tried to blackmail him

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3 w. ago Drama teacher who sent nude photos to pupil banned from classroom for life

Megan Lanning told misconduct panel she had developed ‘inappropriate feelings’ for the student

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3 w. ago Drama teacher who sent student naked selfies to 'give all of me' given lifetime ban

Megan Lanning, 36, admitted sending two nude photographs to a student at Ripplevale School and College in Rochester, Kent, and has been banned from the profession indefinitely

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3 w. ago Drama teacher, 36, who sent naked sexual selfies to pupil saying she wanted to give them 'all of me' is banned from classroom for life

EXCLUSIVE: Megan Lanning, 36, taught music and performing arts at Ripplevale School in Rochester, Kent, when she sent two sordid images to the student.

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3 w. ago Drama teacher accused of sexual relationship with boy boasted he 'didn't care' if he lost job

Jonathan Coombs is on trial for seven counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust.

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3 w. ago Teacher who sent 'inherently sexual' selfies to pupil banned from classroom

Megan Lanning, 36, has been banned from teaching for life after sending nude selfies to a pupil she confessed having 'inappropriate feelings' for at a £45,000 private school

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4 w. ago Voices: Addiction, misinformation and bullying: Why Independent readers want phones banned in classrooms

With most Independent readers supporting a school smartphone ban, the overwhelming consensus was that phones are too distracting – though many believe deeper issues like parenting, education, and online safety must also be addressed

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