Married teacher caught grinding on pupil in nightclub allowed to keep her job

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pupil in a nightclub has avoided being struck off the teaching register.Ashley McConnell, a physics teacher at Thurso High School in Caithness, Scotland, was 30-years-old at the time and married, reports The Daily Record.The married teacher, also known as Ashley Swanson, fought for weeks to keep her job.READ MORE: Female teacher told students to 'f*** off' as she 'groped and kissed pupil at nightclub'It was found she kissed a 17-year-old Thurso High School pupil at local Skinandi's nightclub in March 2018.

She was also found to have danced with him in a flirtatious manner.She had also been accused of touching his bottom and groin and holding hands with him during the night in question.However, the General Teaching Council for Scotland found there was not enough evidence to prove allegations that Miss McConnell touched the pupil on these areas as the body allowed her to continue her career - but issued her with a nine-month reprimand.At the hearing on Wednesday, investigators found her fitness to teach was impaired.On that night in Skinandi's, the teacher also held hands with the teen and told other pupils who were at the same club to "f**k off" after they questioned her inappropriate behaviour.McConnell admitted to the GTCS panel last month that she drank an excessive amount of alcohol on the night in question and could not remember everything.She broke down in tears as she gave evidence and admitted to remembering standing in front of the pupil.