Teacher guilty of professional misconduct over inappropriate texts to second year students

The teacher, who was aged 24 at the time, admitted to the inquiry that he had been 'very naïve and immature' in sending messages to the three students. File photo

A post-primary teacher has been found guilty of three counts of professional misconduct for sending a large number of inappropriate messages, some with sexualised content, to three male students who were on a GAA team he coached in their school.

A fitness-to-teach inquiry held by the Teaching Council also concluded that the teacher had contravened the Code of Professional Conduct for Teachers over his online contact over several months with the boys who were second year students aged 14-15 years.