[Mrluvaluva]

With regards to the teacher, I was just reading this:

"One father said: "It's a massive shock and very sad because if there is something wrong with the teacher it cannot be totally his fault."

Claire Tonks, 23, was dropping her nephew at the school today. She said: "It's a good school and I can't believe it as it could have been my nephew." A 48-year-old grandmother added: "The teacher has got to have been pushed to do it because he stands to lose his job."

The school is located in a rundown area of Mansfield and boarded-up houses line the street around it.

Senior teachers and police officers stood outside the gates ushering pupils in this morning. Chris Holmes, 19, a semi-pro wrestler and former pupil at the school, said: "I'm shocked. He was an alright teacher and a decent guy."

He added: "He was not one of those guys where you would go 'Oh no, I've got him next'."

Tom Blythe, also 19 and a former pupil at the school, said: "I didn't think the pupils would give him stick. He was actually a decent bloke and got involved in school plays."

He described the teacher as "a bit of a legend". "It must have been serious for him to snap." "


He seems to have a lot of support. Nobody seems to be declaring outrage over it. Still, using a weight (allegedly) is a bit excessive. It will be interesting to see this story unfolds now he has been arrested.


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