Employment tribunal to rule on dinner lady sacking

An employment tribunal is to decide whether a former playground supervisor was the victim of unfair dismissal after she gave parents details of a case of possible bullying.

Carol Hill was suspended from Great Tey Primary School in Suffolk when she informed a student's parents about an incident in which the child sustained minor injuries, after the school had described the occurrence in a less serious light.

The employment tribunal will rule on the case next month and Miss Darwin, acting on behalf of the dismissed worker, told the panel the decision had been made because governors were "embarrassed by the public outcry", reports The Press Association.

She claimed employment law had been infringed, arguing the decision was "nonsensical" and saying the institution failed to carry out a "proper, fair and reasonable" examination of the case.

Head teacher Deborah Crabb originally told the girl's parents her injuries stemmed from an "inappropriate game" that got out of hand, but Ms Hill informed them the child had been tied up and hit with a skipping rope.

Published by Kevin Round