The former student told the tribunal that his relationship with the teacher began when she kissed him on the lips in front of other students. After that, the relationship became sexual, and the student recalled having oral sex with the woman, including while in her parked car at a beach. He said the teacher told him not to tell anyone, as she did not want anything to happen to her. “I felt she was guilt-tripping me.”“She would say ‘you’ll be nothing without me’.”He told the tribunal he felt guilty about the relationship. The teacher, who did not attend the hearing, was found to have committed serious misconduct.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 13, 2026 05:35 UTC