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16/08/2012
Deputy Headteacher Not Guilty Of Assaulting Pupil
A deputy headteacher has been cleared of assaulting a pupil.
63-year-old Royden Cope was accused of restraining the boy by his wrists and then slapping him across the face.
Another teacher at the Lancashire primary school, who gave evidence at Cope’s trial, witnessed the incident, which happened in March.
But Cope told Blackburn magistrates the pupil was often unruly and slammed his head into his hand during a hysterical outburst. He said the child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was probably the worst behaved pupil he had taught in more than 40 years.
Magistrates found Cope, from Accrington, not guilty of assault. The deputy head will remain on suspension until the school's headteacher returns from holiday to make a decision on Cope's future.
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63-year-old Royden Cope was accused of restraining the boy by his wrists and then slapping him across the face.
Another teacher at the Lancashire primary school, who gave evidence at Cope’s trial, witnessed the incident, which happened in March.
But Cope told Blackburn magistrates the pupil was often unruly and slammed his head into his hand during a hysterical outburst. He said the child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was probably the worst behaved pupil he had taught in more than 40 years.
Magistrates found Cope, from Accrington, not guilty of assault. The deputy head will remain on suspension until the school's headteacher returns from holiday to make a decision on Cope's future.
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