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a biology Teacher A man who asked a teenage girl about her “kinks” when he was supposed to be helping her with her CV has been banned from class.
Thomas Munroe told the girl, named only as “Pupil C”, that he believed children should be taught about masturbation before asking if she knew the difference between a “fetish” and a “kink”. professional misconduct panel heard.
It was also found that she had a “wholly inappropriate” series of email conversations with two other pupils, named “Pupil A” and “Pupil B”. All these incidents happened between 2020 and 2022 while he was appointed to the post of Head of Biology. Maidstone grammar School For girls in kent.
Mr Munro, 29, sent 150 pages of emails to Student A over a two-year period, the panel heard. In some of the emails he encouraged her to meet him outside of school, and suggested creating a fake social media profile to communicate with him outside of school.
In one message he wrote: “Need another shoutout today? We can do it after school if you want!” (sic). Then later in the day he wrote: “I’m free! Come to the biology office :)”.
The panel found that he sent 104 pages of emails to Student B between December 2021 and February 2022, including wishing her a Happy New Year in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2022.
He wrote, “Happy New Year to you too!” “No need to thank me, I’m always here to support you! (Actually you can finally get rid of me this summer) xD. Here’s to a better 2022! (We can at least hope for the best!).”
During the intended CV clinic with a third party ChildPupil C, the panel heard Mr Munro had told them about a student who “refused to do a biology test because she was on her period”. Mr Munro then continued to talk about how more should be done to teach young girls about menstruation.
“He also stated that masturbation should be taught and the subject was then asked to explain how he masturbates,” the final findings report reads. “Mr. Munroe [redacted] And discussed ‘Kink’ and BDSM. He revealed that he had [redacted] Then Pupil C was asked about her ‘kinks’ and whether she knew the difference between fetish and ‘kinks’.
He then allegedly told her, “Girls wearing skirts and tights were his favorite thing to get excited about.”
This was followed by another meeting between Mr Munro and the pupil during which he “turned the conversation to the previous day and asked whether I had tried [REDACTED] Things happen when you make yourself wait”.
The panel heard he also asked for her contact details on several occasions “so that he could speak to her further when she left school and turned 18”.
He reported feeling “uncomfortable” and “struggling to accept that he did nothing wrong”.
An investigation was launched after a witness overheard some pupils discussing Mr Munro allegedly “crossing the line” with Pupil A. He was suspended by the school in March 2022, and dismissed for gross misconduct in June of the same year.
The panel convened by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) found that his conduct was “sexually motivated” and that it was “misconduct of a serious nature that fell well short of the standards expected of the profession”.
He also said there was “no evidence of insight, regret or remorse”.
“Mr Munro’s failures occurred inside and outside the classroom and had a direct impact on pupils,” the panel said. “They occurred against a background where they had received training on security.
“Mr. Munro held a position of trust and responsibility as a teacher. He was also a role model.”
He was banned from teaching indefinitely and will not be allowed to apply for restoration of eligibility to teach.
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls has been contacted for comment.