Primary teacher struck off after parent found his porn account on X
Some of the videos were filmed in public places.
A teacher has been banned from the profession after a parent came across his X-rated extra curricular activities.
Matthew Hoare, 34, admitted posting hundreds of images of himself performing sex acts on his X account.
Among the pictures, his genitals and anus were clearly visible, sparking concerns from the parent who raised the issue with the head teacher of Three Peaks Primary Academy in Tamworth, Staffordshire.
He left the school in June 2022 but the porn was not discovered until March 2023.
However, he was found to have posted the content and made comments about drug use while he was employed by the school.
Mr Hoare said that he posted the pictures from 2020 onwards when he was ‘unhappy with a lot of elements in his life’.
He said that the drug use referred to poppers, which are legal in the UK, but subject to restrictions.
His actions were deemed so serious that he was reported to the Teaching Regulation Agency.
They found that his online activities mounted to ‘unacceptable professional conduct and conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute’.
The panel said it was not their place to cast judgement on Mr Hoare’s private life, but the public nature of his X account meant it was ‘not purely conduct that had occurred within his private life’.
He did not mention his job, or the school where he worked, and there was no suggestion his content ever included anyone underage.
In its report, the panel said: ‘The findings of misconduct were extremely serious, and the conduct displayed would be very likely to have a negative impact on Mr Hoare’s status as a teacher and the wider profession as whole.’
Mr Hoare has been banned for life from teaching in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or children’s home in England.
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