Primary school headteacher banned after racist outburts

Primary school head teacher Simon Parker has been banned from the classroom after a torrent of racist outbursts which included calling parents “Muslim f******”, labelling a supply teacher a “Black b****”, The Metro reports:

The catalogue of foul-mouthed comments also included calling a prospective teacher a ‘P*ki’ and saying ‘we don’t want any of those’ about a black applicant.

Parker dubbed less-able pupils ‘Congo Bongo’ and claimed Muslims were ‘always blowing things up’. He also branded a governor a ‘lazy whore’.

The headmaster ‘bullied and intimidated’ his staff and ‘belittled’ children at Coppice primary school in Chigwell, Essex, the General Teaching Council heard on Thursday.

Parker demonstrated ‘inappropriate behaviour’ towards staff and pupils, the committee found. It also said he demonstrated ‘racial and religious prejudice’ and made ‘offensive and derogatory’ comments.

He did not attend a two-day disciplinary hearing in Birmingham or mount a defence. The panel found him guilty of unacceptable professional conduct and banned him from teaching indefinitely.

Announcing the verdict, panel chairman Tony Neal said:

‘He demonstrated a deep-seated contempt for members of many other races, encompassing members of his own school staff and the community beyond. He displayed a disrespectful attitude to governors, pupils, parents and past, present and potential members of staff.

‘He abused his position and, far from showing insight into his failings, witnesses testified that the abuse was intentional and that he was aware of the effects of his behaviour and unapologetic about it.’

Read more over at The Metro.