Teacher Unfairly Dismissed for Dragging Disruptive Pupil out of Room

• Author:
• Daniel Barnett

In this case - Bournemouth Borough Council -v- Meredith - the employee, a teacher, was dismissed for gross misconduct when he took a disruptive 12-year-old girl by the wrist and dragged her outside the classroom, in circumstances where she was being disruptive during an exam and had refused several instructions to leave the room.

The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) upheld the decision that the dismissal was unfair, and gave clear guidance on the procedures a school should follow if it want... (19 more words)

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