A Bristol teacher who viewed an indecent image of a child via Snapchat and then deleted his account to cover his tracks has been banned from the profession for life. William Nunn, a science teacher at Cotham School, received the photo from someone he added as a friend who had offered to share vile images of youngsters on social media site Reddit. He later claimed his intention was to “entrap” the person who sent it but he failed to report it to the authorities, deleted the app and communications without trace and kept changing his story in interviews with the school and the police to the point that he eventually admitted all allegations. A Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) professional conduct panel found that Nunn’s conduct amounted to unacceptable professional conduct and conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute. He was banned from teaching indefinitely with no review period and cannot apply to reenter the profession again. The TRA’s report, published on Friday, June 9, said the 29-year-old added the individual he saw on Reddit as a friend on Snapchat in August 2020, which the panel believed was in response to a request from Nunn for their username, and the
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Bristol teacher banned for viewing indecent image of child on Snapchat
