A teacher in his early 20s who engaged in inappropriate contact via social media with several young girls who were his former pupils has been found guilty of professional misconduct.An inquiry by the Teaching Council found seven allegations proven of inappropriate contact on Snapchat by the teacher with six former students at the secondary school where he taught as well as another girl from the same area.The council’s disciplinary committee also concluded that the teacher, who did not attend the inquiry, had breached the Code of Professional Conduct for Teachers by his actions.The chairperson of the inquiry, Seán O’Neill, directed that the teacher, the students, the school and its general geographical location cannot be identified.The inquiry, which concluded on Thursday, heard evidence over two days that the teacher had worked as a student teacher and subsequently as a substitute teacher at the school between September and December 2019.He was accused of inappropriately contacting six female students from the school and another girl from the same area, who were aged 13-14 years at the time, via Snapchat on unknown dates between September 2019 and July 2020.In a closing submission, counsel for the Teaching Council, Eoghan O’Sullivan BL, said there had been
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