Head teacher accused of 30 charges of misconduct

Hearing: Outcome still to be reached

A head teacher who allegedly threatened a parent on the phone could be struck off next month.

Elizabeth Manley, who is understood to have worked at Lumsden Primary School, near Huntly, faces 30 allegations of misconduct from the General Teachers Council Scotland (GTCS) between August 1, 2013 and March 31, 2015.

During one alleged incident, in December 2013, the then Aberdeenshire Council employee is accused of calling a pupil’s parent and behaving in a threatening and abusive manner.

It is also claimed that on one occasion, in October of that year, she asked pupils to vote on whether their classmate should be disciplined.

She is also alleged to have asked a pupil, who had previously been bitten by a dog, whether they could take her pet for a walk at lunchtime some time in November 2014.

Another charge alleges Mrs Manley travelled to Ikea in Edinburgh when she was supposed to be working.

The GTCS has also accused her of lying about her

“Behaving in a threatening and abusive manner to a parent”

absences on a number of occasions.

She was initially called before a conduct hearing, which was never concluded, but has now applied for removal with consent.

Under GTCS rules, when there is deemed to be a case to answer and the teacher concerned has sought proper legal advice and admitted the charges, they can be removed from the register without a full hearing.

Last night, Aberdeenshire Council confirmed the teacher no longer worked for the authority.

A spokesman for the authority said: “When allegations were made about Mrs Manley while she was in our employment, we thoroughly investigated the circumstances and took clear action in line with our own policies.

“The safety and welfare of children in Aberdeenshire is always our priority and we can confirm that Mrs Manley is no longer in our employment.”

DISCIPLINE: Elizabeth Manley formerly worked at Lumsden School near Huntly