A teacher has lost her job after falling pregnant to a troubled teen who moved in with her after she became his caregiver.<\/p>\n
The woman was a teacher at the Central Regional Health School, which caters to students who are unable to attend mainstream school because they have high health needs or are involved in the youth justice system.<\/p>\n
According to a decision released on Tuesday, one of her students was 17 years old when she started showing a special interest in him.<\/p>\n
She and her then husband applied to become the teen’s caregiver, after an approach by his social worker shortly before he finished school. The application was then revised so his teacher was the sole caregiver on the form.<\/p>\n
The teacher sought advice from senior managers, who “strongly discouraged the application and asked her to seriously consider the possible negative impacts of such a commitment on her and her family’s wellbeing”.<\/p>\n
However, despite explicit advice, the woman persisted with the application and became the teen’s caregiver, which enabled him to be bailed to her address by the courts.<\/p>\n
Within months of moving in, the pair had begun a sexual relationship. While he was no longer a student, he was still in his teens. She was 35 years old and soon became pregnant.<\/p>\n
Several months later, the teen was transferred to a youth justice facility. When the woman attempted to visit him there, their relationship became apparent and the school was notified.<\/p>\n
The school then made a referral to the Teachers’ Disciplinary Tribunal, which held a hearing in May this year where the teacher was charged with serious misconduct.<\/p>\n
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