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| Teacher on indecent image charge | Teacher on indecent image charge |
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| A Belfast teacher has appeared in court on a child pornography charge. | A Belfast teacher has appeared in court on a child pornography charge. |
| Neill George Morrow is currently suspended from his job at Springfield Primary School in west Belfast. | Neill George Morrow is currently suspended from his job at Springfield Primary School in west Belfast. |
| Parents at the school say they are angry that they were not informed of a police investigation until less than a fortnight ago. | Parents at the school say they are angry that they were not informed of a police investigation until less than a fortnight ago. |
| Mr Morrow, 35, whose address cannot be reported, was charged with possessing an indecent photograph of a child at Belfast Magistrates Court. | Mr Morrow, 35, whose address cannot be reported, was charged with possessing an indecent photograph of a child at Belfast Magistrates Court. |
| There is no suggestion that the charge has any link to the Springfield Road school where he works, however, parents held a protest there on Wednesday. | There is no suggestion that the charge has any link to the Springfield Road school where he works, however, parents held a protest there on Wednesday. |
| Elizabeth Thomas, whose child attends the school, said parents were not informed of the police investigation until earlier this month. | Elizabeth Thomas, whose child attends the school, said parents were not informed of the police investigation until earlier this month. |
| "The parents are basically angry at the fact that they weren't informed sooner. The parents had a right to know," she said. | "The parents are basically angry at the fact that they weren't informed sooner. The parents had a right to know," she said. |
| In a statement, Springfield Primary School said that all child protection procedures were initiated as soon as the matter was brought to the school's attention. | |
| They said this resulted in the immediate suspension of duties of the member of staff concerned. | |
| They said it was their understanding that none of the allegations relate to, or concern, any pupils at the school. | |
| Neill Morrow, who was released on police bail, is to appear in court again in four weeks' time. | Neill Morrow, who was released on police bail, is to appear in court again in four weeks' time. |