I can remember parts of the night and it is not like I have blacked out and not remembered the evening, I don't have an explanation, it is just the effect of drinking large amounts of alcohol. 'I can't remember the content of the conversation.
He was in my S1 class and S3 class, I knew him and he was recognisable to me.
'It had probably been about three years since I taught him. Ms McConnell told the panel last month: 'I do have a recollection of Pupil A standing in front of me and I remember spending parts of the night with. 'The panel concluded that the reprimand should be imposed for nine months.' 'A reprimand appropriately indicated the seriousness of the conduct to the profession and the public and would thus maintain public confidence in teachers and the teaching profession. It added: 'The panel also considered that a reprimand would satisfy the public interest in the particular circumstances of the case. 'The panel considered that there was comprehensive and genuine regret and remorse, in addition to the teacher's fervent assurances of having learned her lesson.' The panel noted that the teacher had admitted some of the conduct found proved, and that she had both reflected and taken extensive steps to remediate. 'The panel considered that the teacher's behaviour was remediable in all the circumstances. The physics teacher, also known as Ashley Swanson, worked at Thurso High School in Caithness The investigation said: 'The panel considered that a combination of factors had influenced her behaviour on that evening.'The panel was persuaded that the teacher's behaviour was out of character and that it was neither predatory nor premeditated in intent.
The GCTS panel handed the teacher a nine-month reprimand but said she would be allowed to return to teaching.Ī reprimand issued by the GCTS is recorded against a teacher's name for a disciplinary issue for a set period but does not stop them from teaching. Ms McConnell gave some evidence through tears as she told the panel she recalled standing in front of the pupil, the Daily Record reported. Ashley was feeling like she wanted to party, I was the one who had to push her away.' 'If she was sober it would never have happened as when people are drunk they do things they normally wouldn't. The secondary school teacher was out that night for dinner and drinks to celebrate a colleague's 50th birthday.Ī fellow teacher with her on the night out said: 'I do not believe that she was in full control of her actions, she was more than tipsy and I do not remember her making any advances. Ms McConnell, also known as Ashley Swanson, previously worked at Thurso High School in Caithness.
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