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'Throttle' teacher claims upheld 'Throttle' teacher is struck off
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Claims of unacceptable conduct and serious incompetence have been proven against a teacher said to have "throttled" a boy against a wall. A teacher said to have "throttled" a five-year-old boy while holding him against a wall has been struck off.
A General Teaching Council for Wales panel upheld the allegations against Benjamin Warner, who taught at Caldicot Sandy Lane School, Monmouthshire. A General Teaching Council of Wales panel upheld claims of unacceptable conduct and serious incompetence against Benjamin Warner.
The council will now decide on any sanctions against Mr Warner, who has already been dismissed by the school. Mr Warner, who denied the claims, had already been dismissed by Caldicot Sandy Lane School, Monmouthshire.
Mr Warner, who denied the claims, was not represented at the hearing. Mr Warner was not represented at the Cardiff hearing, but claimed in a letter he lacked support at the school.
The panel found that his conduct was "fundamentally incompatible" with being a registered teacher.
He will not be allowed to apply for restoration to the register for five years, although he could launch an appeal.
The panel, sitting in Cardiff, heard from head teacher Susan Richards that she was confronted in December 2005 by a trainee teaching assistant who was shaking and crying.The panel, sitting in Cardiff, heard from head teacher Susan Richards that she was confronted in December 2005 by a trainee teaching assistant who was shaking and crying.
When she asked her what was wrong, the assistant said Mr Warner had a boy by the throat against the wall and was "throttling" him.When she asked her what was wrong, the assistant said Mr Warner had a boy by the throat against the wall and was "throttling" him.
The panel was told that Mr Warner also dragged a pupil across the school hall by his sweatshirt and shut three more in a store cupboard.The panel was told that Mr Warner also dragged a pupil across the school hall by his sweatshirt and shut three more in a store cupboard.
The panel heard claims that Mr Warner had "lost all control of his actions".The panel heard claims that Mr Warner had "lost all control of his actions".
Mr Warner did not attend the hearing and he did not have a legal or union representative there.Mr Warner did not attend the hearing and he did not have a legal or union representative there.
But part of a letter from him was read out which said he felt a lack of support to help him deal with six disruptive children in the class.But part of a letter from him was read out which said he felt a lack of support to help him deal with six disruptive children in the class.
He wrote: "I didn't have enough support from the school".He wrote: "I didn't have enough support from the school".
The hearing was also told that when he was interviewed for the post he provided good references. He was viewed as an experienced teacher, and well able to deal with children in challenging situations.The hearing was also told that when he was interviewed for the post he provided good references. He was viewed as an experienced teacher, and well able to deal with children in challenging situations.
Mr Warner was dismissed from the school following a disciplinary hearing.Mr Warner was dismissed from the school following a disciplinary hearing.