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Fife teacher ‘met pupil at hotel to engage in sexual activity’

The male teacher is facing a series of allegations spanning the period between October 2017 and June 2019.

Levenmouth Academy.
Levenmouth Academy. Image Kenny Smith/DC Thomson

A Fife teacher is accused of meeting a pupil at a hotel to engage in sexual activity.

The male teacher, who has not been named, is alleged to have entered into a relationship with a female pupil while working at Levenmouth Academy in Buckhaven.

It is claimed he arranged to meet the girl – referred to as Pupil A – at a Travelodge or another property to engage in sexual activity once she was over 18.

The teacher – who no longer works at Levenmouth Academy – is also alleged to have been in an emotional relationship with the girl when she was still at school and under the age of 18.

The allegations, which will be considered by a General Teaching Council (GTC) for Scotland panel, span the period between October 2017 and June 2019.

Full list of allegations against Fife teacher

The allegations, as set out by the GTC, are as follows.

Between October 2017 and June 2019 at Levenmouth Academy it is alleged that the teacher entered into a relationship with Pupil A, then a pupil at the school, and did:

  • Take Pupil A away from a window and hug her as she was feeling upset
  • Say he was thinking about kissing Pupil A the following day
  • Kiss Pupil A – who at the time was still at school and under the age of 18
  • Give Pupil A a mobile phone, a few months later, and contact her using a code word “Delilah”
  • Meet with Pupil A in a Travelodge and/or other property and engage in sexual activity once she was over 18.
Levenmouth Academy
Fife Council confirmed the teacher is no longer working at Levenmouth. Image: Kim Cessford/DC Thomson

The fitness to teach conduct hearing will take place between May 1 and 5.

If any allegations are found to be proven, it will then be up to the GTC whether to impose any sanctions – which could include being banned from the profession.

Fife Council confirmed the teacher is no longer employed by the local authority.

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