Principal who took 19 weeks to report teacher's alleged inappropriate behaviour towards pupil fails in appeal

The court heard the complaint arose after a special needs assistant made a complaint that a teacher had suddenly pulled ear muffs off the then nine-year-old boy and shouted at him

The High Court heard a Teaching Council disciplinary committee found the principal guilty of poor professional performance for a 19-week delay in reporting the alleged incident to the parents. File picture: iStock

A primary school principal has failed in a court challenge over a finding against him of poor professional performance for a 19-week delay in reporting an incident to parents over the alleged inappropriate behaviour of a teacher towards a special needs pupil.

Mr Justice Anthony Barr in the High Court dismissed the principal's claims that a Teaching Council disciplinary panel was incorrect in its finding against him.