PE teacher banned after ringing colleague 70 times on Christmas Day

A PE teacher, Ben Russell, was banned from the classroom after a prohibition order issued by the Teaching Regulation Authority. Russell worked at the Ellis Guilford School in Nottingham from September 2014 until suspension in January 2022. Allegations about his conduct were considered proven by a panel, leading to the order on 7 May. The panel found Russell swore at a colleague, Person A, during a lunch break in November 2021. The panel also found Russell sent Facebook messages to another colleague, Person B, about Person A, using abusive language and describing Person A as “evil.” Person B reported the messages to the school. Russell pleaded guilty to harassment and was found in possession of cocaine.

"A PE teacher who pleaded guilty to harassment after calling a colleague 70 times, as well as being in possession of cocaine, has been banned from the classroom. Ben Russell worked as a PE teacher at the Ellis Guilford School in Nottingham from September 2014 until his suspension in January 2022. He was handed a prohibition order by the Teaching Regulation Authority on 7 May after three allegations relating to his behaviour were considered proven by a panel."

"The PE teacher was found by the panel to have sworn at Person A during a lunch break at the school in November 2021. The panel also found that Mr Russell sent Facebook messages to another colleague, referred to as Person B, about Person A, saying they were evil and using swear words including f***ing and c**t."

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