UNITED KINGDOM
Telegraph
The school which repeatedly failed to prevent a maths teacher from absconding to France with a teenager pupil was accused of multiple failings as he was found guilty of child abduction.
By Victoria Ward10:00PM BST 20 Jun 2013
Campaigners said it was “absolutely phenomenal” that teaching staff at Bishop Bell School in Eastbourne did not heed repeated warnings about Jeremy Forrest’s relationship with the schoolgirl.
Forrest, 30, was cautioned about his behaviour by colleagues seven times in seven months and yet they failed to take any definitive action or report their concerns to the police.
Lucy Duckworth, founder of See Changes child protection charity, said it was astonishing that despite the concerns raised between February and July last year, the subject was abandoned at the start of the summer holidays, leaving the pair free to enjoy a full sexual relationship, spending numerous nights at local hotels and at his marital home.
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