Teacher fired from job for sending nude photos
A teacher has been sacked for sending nude and sexually explicit photographs of himself to a group of young women.
Nemiah Rookwood, 33, worked at Lincoln University Technical College when the crime took place in 2018.
At the Teaching Regulation Agency hearing, Rookwood denied 13 charges and did not accept that he was guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.
However, the panel found that his actions brought the reputation of teaching into disrepute and said that his conduct “fell well short of the expected standards of the profession”.
Rookwood faced 13 allegations, of which 12 were found unproven,
However, the panel proved the allegation that he had sent nude photographs of himself to a group of young women whom he met in a business context.
There were no students and they were all adults.
The panel concluded that Rookwood had failed to observe appropriate boundaries and had failed to have appropriate and professional respect for the school’s ethos, policies and practices.
In making his decision, she credited him for admitting to a witness at the time that he had sent an sexually explicit image.
However, it noted that he “provided no explanation for his misconduct” and “demonstrated no remorse”.
The panel said: “Mr Rookwood was in his first years of teaching at the time of the misconduct, and the panel was concerned by his lack of insight, which places him at risk of future recurrence”.
The Secretary of State agreed to enforce an injunction banning Rookwood from teaching for eight years. He cannot apply for its cancellation until December 2032.
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