Teacher banned for life after giving students 'hard slaps' to laugh at classmates

A teacher in Fernboro Has been banned from Teaching After giving to a student indefinitely “Hard slap” When they laughed at a classmate, which could not answer a question.

Bernard Aquilina, 35, A in a conduct panel Computer science Teacher in Kov secondary School In HampshireUnacceptable professional was guilty of conduct. He was removed from school in May 2024 and is now banned from teaching. England,

student A statement that was killed in a statement that another student had “chosen to respond because he was not paying attention. I laughed because he was struggling. Mr. Aquilina came to me, clapping, called ‘well’. He then slapped me on the cheek.”

Teachers were working at Kov Secondary School since September 2020 ,Cove School/Facebook,

The panel heard from eight students, who made statements which were largely consistent.

A disciple said: “I saw that Mr. Aquilina saw Pupil A and State and ‘If you are derogatory, I can also.”

CCTV footage notes provided to the panel also supported students’ accounts.

“The panel admitted that when Mr. Aquilina showed some repentance for her actions, although limited, she did not show any insight into her behavior or attached to the severity of her actions,” a statement said. “There was no evidence that Mr. Aquilina made an extraordinary contribution in teaching.”

The panel's decision maker said that there was some risk that Mr. Aquilina would come back again. — The panel’s decision maker said that there was some risk that Mr. Aquilina would come back again. ,PA Archive,

The decision manufacturer in the case, Mark KV said: “In my judgment, Mr. Aquilina has developed a complete insight into her behavior, which means that there is some risk of recurrence of this behavior and it puts the future well -being of students at risk.”

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The incident occurred on 5 February 2024, and Mr. Aquilina was later dismissed from the school after an investigation and disciplinary hearing in May 2024. He was teaching in school since September 2020.

There is a ban on teaching them indefinitely and cannot teach any school, sixth form colleges, relevant youth housing or children’s house in England. He can apply for his prohibition order in September 2029.

The panel found that his conduct formed a criminal crime and said that Mr. Aquilina had broken his duties and proper limits of care for students.

A statement said, “Mr. Aquilina’s actions were fundamentally inconsistent with being a teacher, and thus, the panel believed that the prohibition was both proportional and appropriate.”