A grammar school boy disqualified on alleges of sex in a store room has had the conclusion toppled after the charges were censured on a Facebook spread campaign. Trevor Evans, 17, was disqualified from West Kirby Grammar School, on the Wirral, in October last year accompanied reports that he and his then girlfriend had had sexual activity in a store cabinet and a school bathroom.
But an autonomous tribunal has thrown out the school’s verdict, ruling that it failed to examine the claims appropriately and took action without suitable facts.
Both, who were 16 at the time, were imposed to leave the school after the accusations, posted on Facebook, came to the notice of teachers.
They were primarily suspended, but just 48 hours later Trevor’s mother, Honora Evans, received a letter from the head teacher stating that he was being permanently expelled.
The girl, though, was "asked to leave" sooner than be officially excluded meaning that she had no permanent leaving out on her record, an appeal hearing was told.
Mrs. Evans requested against the conclusion to an autonomous panel of the local authority which restrained in clashes over issues such as school places and ruling out.
The mediation panel sits like a tribunal with a lay member chairing scheduling but with an ex-governor and head from away also hearing the proof.
They evaluated the school had not succeeded to put forward proof of the claimed sexual activity and said it had not followed appropriate methods by failing to take written declarations from the pair.
The panel also resulted that the school had not succeeded to treat both parties uniformly by ousting Trevor while the girl was only asked to leave.
They also noted that no accomplishment had been taken against the student who posted the initial comments on Facebook.
Trevor, an eager musician, sturdily rejected that they did anything immoral.
He has far ever asserted that he had gone into a compartment in a unisex bathroom area in the sixth form house to relieve her because she was weeping.
He said last night: "I merely want to get back to school and start again my studies."
Mrs Evans said: "This was a malicious campaign produced by some girls at the school who posted hateful rumors about him on Facebook."
She added: "The way the school dealt with this was a unthinking reaction and the right to education should be hold up, not taken away."
The head teacher Glenice Robinson said:”It would not be suitable to talk exact explanation but the school always does something in the best interests of students."
The girl was unavailable for comments last night.
