Drama teacher censured for slapping students and coming to school drunk
A New Zealand drama teacher has been found guilty of serious misconduct including encouraging inappropriate physical contact with students and turning up impaired by alcohol.
The New Zealand Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal found a drama teacher committed serious misconduct over a series of incidents spanning 2018 to 2022. The incidents included encouraging students to play a game involving slapping each other and demonstrating an intimate scene with a pupil. The teacher also attended school impaired by alcohol.
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