Drunk teacher banned from the classroom after downing gin while attending a course

A TEACHER who passed out drunk after drinking gin at a council induction day has been banned from the classroom.

Che Yeung started consuming alcohol at lunchtime while attending a course for probationers starting work with Glasgow City Council.

The physics teacher was found passed out with his head flat on a table and a first aider was called to assist.

Yeung had filled a plastic water bottle with gin and taken it to the induction day in August 2022.

Yeung, who has a conviction for drink driving, was ordered before the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).

The hearing heard how he accepted he was unfit to teach and agreed to having his name removed from the register.

Yeung told the panel he consumed alcohol during the induction day due to a 'culmination of pressures'.

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He said he felt the content of the course was a repeat of what he had previously been told and was a 'waste of time' which added to his worries.

Yeung also claimed he could not recall whether he was in possession of a water bottle but accepted finding one in his bag.

He also admitted making false statements to the council and that his actions were dishonest.

Yeung also provided a letter to the GTCS which stated he was 'remorseful' for his behaviour and said he believed his actions were a result of being 'isolated’.

Glasgow City Council withdrew their offer of a probationary role following the incident and referred the matter to the GTCS.

The GTCS said: "He admitted or ‘accepted’ the allegations and ‘accepts that the appropriate outcome in this case is a consent order for removal'.

"The panel also considered the need to declare and uphold proper teaching standards and the deterrent effect any determination may have upon other teachers acting in a similar manner and maintain the confidence of the public in the profession and GTC Scotland as a regulator."