Yahoo News Drunk prom teacher told pupils the girls were 'gagging for it', panel hears
A teacher won't be struck off despite claims he threatened to knock out his principal at a school prom and told male pupils the girls were "gagging for it".
Lewis Morrison's case was considered by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA), but its panel decided the incident was a "one-off".
It heard claims the former teacher at Salford's Albion Academy was drunk and swearing at the prom in Manchester on 29 June 2018.
Mr Morrison, who was supervising the Year 11 event, was suspended after a mobile phone video of his behaviour spread on social media.
The 29-year-old is said to have simulated a head butt as he threatened to "knock him the f*** out" - referring to the school principal.
The panel also heard claims the teacher told male pupils: "Lads, you need to go where this lot are for the after party, they are gagging for it" - referring to female pupils.
A witness said the music and drama teacher had told a pupil: "I don't give a f***, I am leaving in a couple of weeks, what are they going to do about it?"
Mr Morrison had handed in his resignation a month before so he could moved to another school.
He admitted to the school's internal inquiry that he had drunk "6-7 pints of San Miguel" beer at the prom.
In his written response to the panel, he admitted having "a few too many drinks" which meant he had made "some bad decisions".
However, he insisted he was not falling over, fighting or being sick, and said the comments of a sexual nature had been "twisted".
"I was not and have never encouraged sexual activity amongst students," he added.
Mr Morrison was caught on camera telling the person filming his headbutt threat to "put that on Snapchat", the panel said.
But the teacher dismissed it as an "isolated incident amongst a range of silly jokes that I have taken too far".
The disciplinary panel ruled Mr Morrison had displayed "crass stupidity" and committed serious misconduct that could bring the job into disrepute.
However, it decided a prohibition order - which would ban him from teaching - was not proportionate or necessary to maintain confidence in the teaching profession.
It said Mr Morrison had shown remorse and that until the incident his record had been good.
It added that there were no underlying concerns about his behaviour and that it was "to all intents, a one-off incident".
