Female teacher sacked after she invited a pupil into her room

13:05 - 13 January 2016

An IT teacher who took a pupil back to her room and spent the night with him has been sacked.

Rebecca Lacey, 28, had been ‘overfamiliar’ with the student during the prom before she invited him back to her room. She even dropped him off near his house the next day.

It is not clear whether there was any sexual activity between the pair.

Lacey, who had worked at Downend School in Bristol for five years, admitted behaving inappropriately at the prom on June 26, 2014.

A professional conduct panel heard that Lacey allowed the ‘vulnerable’ teenager – known as Pupil A – and other students to hug her goodbye.

She was often seen spending time alone with Pupil A and other pupils.

She did not report the incident the following day and denied it three times when questioned by headteacher Will Roberts.

Lacey was suspended after allegations surfaced and resigned after the school’s investigations.

Metro UK reported that the panel concluded that the incident was ‘unacceptable professional conduct and conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute’.

‘She clearly failed to observe the professional boundaries that should, at all times, govern the relationship between a teacher and pupil.’