Teacher sent exam content to his pupils

A misconduct hearing into the case, held by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), heard the e-mails were marked with the phrases "for your eyes only" and "destroy after reading". Earlier, Mr [Eric Tessier-Lavigne], told the hearing: "When someone says 'for y...

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Published inHerald (Glasgow, Scotland)
Main Author Andrew Denholm Education Correspondent
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Glasgow (UK) Gannett Media Corp 28.04.2010
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Summary:A misconduct hearing into the case, held by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), heard the e-mails were marked with the phrases "for your eyes only" and "destroy after reading". Earlier, Mr [Eric Tessier-Lavigne], told the hearing: "When someone says 'for your eyes only' and 'private', it grabs their attention. You hope that it grabs their attention. My use of language in a flippant or cavalier way has backfired for me." Referring to using the phrase "destroy after reading" in the e-mails, Mr Tessier-Lavigne said: "It's like a James Bond public school-ism; 'Should you choose to accept this mission'."