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Principal shared pupils’ Covid health data with anti-mandate lawyer

A principal passed children's Covid-19 health information to a lawyer representing an anti-mandate group, a disciplinary tribunal has found.

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A school principal collected and provided pupils' Covid-19 health information to a lawyer acting for an anti-mandate group she was part of. The Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal made this finding after investigating the principal's conduct. The case raises concerns about the misuse of sensitive student health data.

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Principal collected children’s Covid details for anti-mandate court fight

Kathryn Pick passed pupils’ Covid-19 health information to a lawyer acting for an anti-mandate group she belonged to, the Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal found.

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