Teacher accused of professional misconduct over inappropriate contact on Snapchat

A teacher accused of engaging in inappropriate contact on social media with several young girls from a secondary school where he had worked has been described as a “predator” by the mother of one of the students. The claim was made at an inquiry by the Teaching Council into the conduct of a male teacher in his mid-20s who is accused of seven counts of professional misconduct and breaching the Code of Professional Conduct for Teachers. The inquiry heard that the teacher had told one of the girls in a text message on Snapchat that she was a “little ride”, while he sent a part-topless photo of himself to another teenager. The council’s disciplinary committee ruled that the teacher, school and parties involved in the case cannot be identified. The inquiry heard the teacher worked as a student teacher and subsequently a substitute teacher at the school between September and December 2019. Inappropriate contact He is accused of inappropriately contacting six female students from the school, who were aged 13-14 years at the time, via Snapchat on unknown dates between September 2019 and July 2020. The teacher also faced a separate charge of inappropriately contacting another young girl for a
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