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Teacher fails in bid to stop notification over relationship with student

Summary

In a High Court decision on 26 February 2019, Mr Justice Senan Allen dismissed a teacher's application for a permanent injunction that would have stopped the Teaching Council of Ireland from notifying the National Vetting Bureau (NVB) about concerns over his relationship with a former student. The judge found "abundant justification" for the council's concern following an investigation into the teacher's conduct with a 19‑year‑old male student. Allegations included the teacher allowing the student to consume alcohol while alone with him, being under the influence of alcohol himself, and attempting to remove the student's tracksuit bottoms. The council had also received complaints that the teacher had sent messages asking the student to retract information given to the school principal and Gardaí.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Teacher fails in bid to stop notification over relationship with student. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• November 2016 Incident
• 2019-02-26 Publication

Why: The NVB is the Garda unit that vets persons, in order to increase the protection of children and vulnerable persons through safer recruitment decisions. CNI source report

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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Read the original CNI report