New Delhi: A shocking finding in UK reveals several teachers convicted of sex offences—were being allowed to work in schools, admits even the UK Government.
Several individuals, who were on a "blacklist" for sex offences or allegations of violence, were being allowed to continue working with children under partial restrictions such as being barred from changing rooms.
Education Secretary in UK, Alan Johnson said this partial ban should not have happened in at least 12 cases. But he admitted there were another 155 cases under review - meaning the real figure may be higher.
The revelation threatens to flare up a row over sex offenders in British schools—an issue that is being fought by former education secretary Ruth Kelly.
According to The Daily Mail, the scandal was exposed after a British minister cleared the way for a PE teacher to be appointed even though he had a police caution for accessing child porn.
Better checks on people working with children were meant to have been brought in after the murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman by caretaker Ian Huntley in 2002.
The figure of 12 teachers came from an examination of 210 cases where people were given only a partial bar on working with pupils.
With excerpts from The Daily Mail
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