Teacher is banned from classroom for sending inappropriate Snapchat messages to … – Daily Mail

A female teacher has been banned from the classroom for sending inappropriate messages to a vulnerable pupil at a special needs school she worked at. Kaodi O’Loughlin Campbell, 34, met the pupil while teaching at Elmwood School in Walsall, West Midlands, a special secondary school for children with social, emotional and mental health needs, between September 2021 and May 2022. But after leaving the school and finding a new job in a primary school, the two began communicating on social media in January 2023 and became friends on Snapchat. Communication between them continued for most of that year with the pupil reporting it to officials in October, leading to an investigation into the teacher’s conduct. In one message, Ms O’Loughlin Campbell sent a message to the pupil stating: ‘I ain’t trying to move to you like that I ain’t a pedo I just think you’re a lovely person and I want the best for you.’ In another she tells the pupil: ‘Make sure you delete all messages from here.’ One message instructs the pupil, whose name and gender has not been revealed, to ‘delete these messages,’ while another states: ‘Add me back on Snap.’ A report by a professional conduct
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