A teacher who had sex with boys at a top boarding school should have been publicly named as her misconduct represented the ‘highest end of severity’—according to a lawyer for the profession’s regulator.
Fury as identity of teacher who had sex with pupils at posh Edinburgh boarding school is kept secret
The head teacher of £29,000-a-year Merchiston Castle in Edinburgh apologised as his former colleague was struck off for romps with teenagers.
Teacher, 34, sexually abused teenage boys at Edinburgh private school
A teacher at one of Scotland’s leading private schools has been struck off after she admitted having sex with teenage pupils. The unnamed woman said she had had repeated liaisons with a number of boys at the school in Edinburgh between 2014 and 2015. The pupils involved were aged between 17 and 18.
Woman teacher struck off for sex with boys at £29k-a-year school
A second charge stated that: ‘During the 2014/15 session, you did on school premises, repeatedly engage in sexual intercourse with male pupils who were then aged between 17 and 18 years. ‘During February 2015, you did repeatedly send by electronic means, videos of a sexually explicit nature to a male pupil. It was added that the teacher also communicated with pupils over a Facebook group created by pupils called Organised Bullying.
Fury over sex case teacher’s secret hearing
The 34-year-old woman was thrown out of the profession following a police probe at all-boys Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh. Fees for boarders can run to £29,000 a year and famous former pupils include Scotland rugby star Sam Hidalgo-Clyne.
Teacher found guilty of indecent exposure at top private school in Edinburgh gets absolute discharge and is still in classroom
Gordon Cruden, who taught at the exclusive Merchiston Castle, exposed himself in front of teenage boys at the school but escaped any punishment in December after a trial despite being found guilty.
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