A 43-year-old female Spanish teacher attached to a city school has been accused of having sexual relations with a 16-year-old student, a claim that is now engaging the attention of the Ministry of Education.
According to reports reaching Stabroek News the issue was exposed last week when the teacher was caught in the act and the Education Ministry was subsequently informed.
However attempts to contact ministry officials for a comment were unsuccessful yesterday.
Sources close to the secondary school said that the teacher is still on duty. Up to yesterday afternoon, she was teaching a class as normal.
This newspaper was told that the teacher has since been implicated in several other cases of a similar nature dating back several years.
The teacher has over ten years teaching experience at the school and plays an integral role in the prefect body.
Stabroek News was told that the school’s head teacher has since been instructed by the ministry to investigate the claims, write a report and submit it to the Teaching Service Commission.
