Michael Gove came under fire from a Tory MP today for allowing a teacher who downloaded child abuse images to return to the classroom.
Geoffrey Bettley, 36, from West Yorkshire, can teach despite accepting a police caution over 200 images on his computer. Tory MP Philip Davies demanded a statement from the Education Secretary over why he allowed the decision.
“I’m sure you will appreciate many parents will be deeply disturbed someone who has been convicted of downloading child porn should be allowed to teach again,” he said. “Can we have a statement from the Education Secretary so he can explain what on earth he was thinking?”
Commons Leader Andrew Lansley replied: “It was a decision taken by the National College of Teaching and Leadership, which was then endorsed by a senior official.”
