Who'd be a teacher...being set up to be sacked from your profession for all sorts of minor politically correct nonsense
From Manchester Evening News
A teacher been barred from working at an Oldham school after topless pictures of her appeared in a newspaper. Photographs of Louise Crolla were also claimed to be posted on a modelling agency internet site.
Royton and Crompton School head teacher Des Herlihy banned her after parents complained. Education chiefs confirmed the supply teaching agency which employs Crolla has been asked not to send her back to the school while the issue is investigated.
But Crolla insisted last night that she was not seeking a modelling career and had been `horrified' to see the topless pictures in the newspaper. She said: I have been totally stitched up by a photographer who took personal pictures and has decided to make some money out of it.
Crolla said the pictures had been taken three or four years ago and were not intended for modelling purposes.
Coun Diane Williamson, chairman of the governors, said: As soon as the situation came to light I was fully briefed. I support the head teacher's handling of the situation.
Crolla was employed at the 1,157-pupil mixed comprehensive through an agency and was not a full member of staff. She said she had not been employed as a PE teacher and had only worked there for four days as a volunteer coach.
Oldham council's service director for schools, Nick Hudson, said: Mr Herlihy has the full support of the local authority in the way he is dealing with this. We are fully satisfied that Mr Herlihy has taken the necessary steps to ensure that normal teaching has not been compromised in any way for pupils ... nor has their welfare as a result of the allegations.
