Drunk teacher escapes teaching ban after being found kissing 18 year old student on train

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This is the shocking moment an assistant head teacher of a prestigious private school kisses a pupil during a boozy train ride.

Rachel Clint, who was assistant head at £11,000-a year Merchant Taylor's sixth form in Crosby, Merseyside was caught on camera in a clinch with the boy, believed to be 18.

The teacher, said to be in her early 30s, was photographed puckering up with the student in a video which was circulated around pupils connected to the school.

She was suspended after the footage first came to light and placed on gardening leave until a disciplinary hearing concluded with her dismissal.

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It was revealed earlier this week how Ms Clint was allowed to remain in the profession following a Teaching Regulation Agency hearing.

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The panel decided that her actions were not of a sexual nature - even though Ms Clint, who climbed onto the boy's lap to kiss him, had admitted that they were.

The committee heard it was 'not suggested that Miss Rachel Clint's actions were sexually motivated, given that the evidence suggests that this was a spontaneous kiss which did not lead to any further intimacy.'

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The TRA panel concluded: 'However, in deciding not to impose a prohibition order from teaching, the panel said it had considered the 'very strong public interest consideration in retaining Ms Rachel Clint in the profession.'

It was noted that the investigating officer had described her as an excellent role model for pupils and it also noted that she was facing personal issues at the time.

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