Headteacher who ran trip where students 'drank and had sex' banned from school
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A headteacher who was in charge of a school ski trip where a girl was said to have been blackmailed into having sex has been banned from teaching. Justine Drury, 52, was head of CP Riverside School in Nottingham - which provides education for children aged 13 to 16 with behaviour or social issues - and was in charge of a trip to Switzerland in 2017.
A Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) panel heard that during the school trip, pupils allegedly had sex, drank alcohol and had knives. The panel was told one female student had sex with other male pupils in a hotel, including one who blackmailed her into also having sex with him after filming her.
It was also told a second female pupil allegedly had sex with another pupil for £30, and that three knives were found in one pupil's room. Be the first to get Breaking News. Install the Sky News app for free. The TRA panel concluded allegations that pupils were involved in shoplifting, stealing bottles of spirits from the hotel and being intoxicated were also proven.
Its report said: "The panel determined that any ordinary person would view the number of incidents that took place, including sexual activity, criminal activity and underage drinking, and the lack of measures Mrs Drury had in place to deal with such instances, to be completely unacceptable.".
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