Teacher fails to block phone evidence in sexual encounter case

A teacher who admitted a 'once-off' sexual encounter with a former student has failed to block phone evidence obtained by an ex-partner being used in a fitness-to-teach inquiry

The teacher, who cannot be identified due to court orders, submitted that the evidence deemed admissible by a Teaching Council disciplinary committee panel was unlawfully garnered from a Snapchat social media account without consent. File picture

A teacher who admitted a “once-off” sexual encounter with a former student has failed in an attempt to block phone evidence obtained by a former partner being used in a fitness-to-teach inquiry.

The teacher, who cannot be identified due to court orders, submitted that the evidence deemed admissible by a Teaching Council disciplinary committee panel was unlawfully garnered from a Snapchat social media account without consent.