A secondary school teacher who admitted to having sex with a 16-year-old student has been struck off the register of teachers by the High Court. The judge said the “incredibly serious” sanction in the case was “well merited”, given the teacher’s professional misconduct was of the most serious kind. Teacher admitted having sex with student, 16However, the teacher admitted to having what he described as consensual sex with the student when she was 16 years old. Teacher not prosecutedThe teacher was not prosecuted over the admitted incident, as the student denied that such an incident occurred, counsel said. Arising from the admission to gardaí that he had sex with the student, the council ultimately concluded that the teacher was guilty of professional misconduct.

Source: Irish Examiner March 02, 2026 21:12 UTC