A headmistress allowed her paedophile boyfriend to mix with children with special needs

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Maddalena Reina, 41, has now been banned from teaching for life for what education chiefs called a 'shocking case' of abuse of power.
She was also in charge of safeguarding. What the hell is going on.

I felt sick when I read this. Who are we supposed to trust?

Well, there are people like this in all professions and have always been and always will be. This kind of thing is sadly not anything new. Nobody is going to say it's ok are they! Not that I've read the link...

Who are we supposed to trust?

You shouldn't fully trust anyone. Less so if they have any type of power over other people.

Here is the official case report.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-misconduct-panel-outcome-ms-maddalena-reina

I'm getting into the habit of googling reports like this to check the coverage. Apart from the TES, which has a brief report , The Sun and The Daily Mail are the only media outlets reporting it.

Thanks Lass

Well, that was cut and dried - serious, in the public interest to have it out there publicly, no possibility of review!

Unbelievable!

Didn't it used to be the case that if you were a teacher and married to a convicted pedophile you would be barred from teaching? Have I misremembered, or has that changed?

I'm getting into the habit of googling reports like this to check the coverage. Apart from the TES, which has a brief report , The Sun and The Daily Mail are the only media outlets reporting it.

It's shocking the lack of coverage child sexual abuse gets in the media. The Daily Mail seems to be the only place that routinely cover it.

I read through the misconduct hearing reports frequently, partly because it used to be my job to investigate it (I worked directly for the decision maker in this case and he is a very experienced man, he has seen all sorts). We sometimes have press at these hearings, but I've noticed that it is mainly the big media cases where there has been hate speech or financial misconduct that attract press attendance, not where pupils have been harmed directly. A cynic would say there are so many cases of inappropriate relationships/paedophilia dealt with by teacher misconduct that the press would never be away from the office, but that doesn't make it right. I would say that a large proportion of cases I investigated were inappropriate relationships or abuse.

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I think you might be right to some extent as I am sure it was the same if you wanted to become a police officer, if anyone had a criminal past in your immediate family you could not apply... I think!! don't quote me though.

A cynic would say there are so many cases of inappropriate relationships/paedophilia dealt with by teacher misconduct that the press would never be away from the office, but that doesn't make it right.

It could be down to the decline of local newspapers, too. They just haven't the staff or finances to cover cases.

Unbelievable. Glad she’s been banned for life. Shows how important safeguarding and vigilance are.