London : A music teacher in the UK who punished students by making them put ice cubes in their underwear or under their arms has been banned from teaching. James Eaton, 37, was head of music at the Petersfield School, Hampshire, between 2008 and 2011.
The Department for Education (DfE) said his behaviour had “fallen seriously short of the standards expected of a teacher”.
An additional allegation that he had been alone with male students after ‘lights out’ was not proven, the BBC reported today.
The panel investigating the claims heard that during a trip to Avon Tyrrell Residential Centre in June 2011, Eaton allowed a system of punishments to occur which involved male pupils having cold showers and placing ice cubes in their underwear or under their arms.
