Full hearing (conduct)

1. On an unknown date between 1982 and  1983, whilst employed as a teacher at St Joseph’s School, Tranent and within an address at [redacted] the Teacher did:
   
   • (a) Grab his wife, Person A by the neck;
   • (b) Pull her into the kitchen
   • (c) While his hands were round her throat, push her over the sink.
2. On or around 19 March 1990, whilst employed as a teacher at St Joseph’s School, Tranent and within an address at [redacted] the Teacher did:
   
   • (a) Say to Person A that he would kill her or words to that effect;
   • (b) Say to Person A that if she got in a relationship with someone else he would kill himself or words to that effect;
   • (c) Shout at Person A;
   • (d) Grab Person A by the neck;
   • (e) Press hard causing Person A to choke;
   • (f) Say to Person B, the teacher’s son, that he was going “to kill her and then himself” or words to that effect in reference to Person B’s mother, Person B.
3. In or around 1989, whilst employed as a teacher at St Joseph’s School, Tranent and during a family holiday to France, whilst travelling in a  car with his wife and children, the Teacher did drive in the same lane as oncoming traffic and shout that he was “going to kill us all” or words to that effect.
4. On a date unknown between 1992 and 1995, whilst registered with GTC Scotland, at [redacted] the Teacher did, after Person C, his daughter, touched the handbrake in his car, punch Person C on her head.
5. On a date unknown between 1998 and 1999, within an address at [redacted], the Teacher did possess an indecent image of a child.
6. On a date unknown between 1980 and 1986, within an address at [redacted], the Teacher did smack his child, Person C with force and did leave a mark.
7. On a date unknown, within an address at [redacted] possess an indecent image of a pre-pubescent girl.
8. On a date unknown, at his properly at [redacted], the Teacher did pin his daughter, Person C, up against a wall.

And in light of the above it is alleged that the Teacher’s fitness to teach is impaired and he is unfit to teach as a result of breaching Parts 1.3 and 1.4 of the General Teaching Council for Scotland Code of Professionalism and Conduct 2012.

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