43 teachers suspended over abuse claims in past 10 years
08/11/2005 - 07:40:01Forty-three teachers have reportedly been suspended or put on "administrative leave" in the past 10 years in connection with allegations of abuse.
Reports this morning said Department of Education figures showed that 24 of these teachers were working in primary schools and 19 in secondary schools.
The allegations related to all forms of abuse, not just child sex abuse.
The figures come amid controversy surrounding the promotion of a teacher in the west of the country who had previously faced a child sex abuse allegation.
