A woman teacher was banned from the profession today for having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old pupil she seduced with sexy Facebook photos.
Clare Horton, 33, of Newport, south Wales sent the teenage boy messages on the social networking site while he was on study leave for his GCSE exams.
The teacher included sexy 'selfie' pictures of herself pouting in a lacey crop top and a little black dress with a plunging neckline.
Selfie: Teacher Clare Horton, who had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old pupil, according to a disciplinary hearing
It was heard she sent the boy messages on Facebook with pictures of herself posing
A disciplinary hearing was told she met with the schoolboy for a revision time 'rendezvous' before driving him back to her home for sex on the sofa.
The boy known as Pupil A later told police he had sex with design and technology teacher Mrs Horton but didn’t want to press charges because of his 'strict religious beliefs'.
Presenting officer Martin Jones said: 'The relationship in question was with a male student at the school - he was 16 at the time.
'He was in Facebook contact with Mrs Horton, then a teacher employed at the school.
'That led to them meeting up at the end of the school year - he came to her home and slept there.
'Mrs Horton’s behaviour clearly amounted to a significant breach in the professional boundary between her and pupil A. This constitutes misconduct.'
Trusted: Horton was was head of year 11 at Fitzalan High School in Cardiff
Mother-of-two Mrs Horton had worked at Fitzalan High School in Leckwith, Cardiff, for 10 years and was head of year 11 at the time.
A Professional Conduct Committee of the General Teaching Council of Wales heard that 'a number' of pupils had messaged her on social networking website.
The disciplinary panel were given details of her Facebook messages including her variety of personal selfie photographs.
The teacher, who was going through a bitter divorce at the time, claimed all she took from him was 'the hand of friendship'
She agreed to meet Pupil A before near his home in Cardiff and driving him to her home 20 miles away in Newport.
Mrs Horton was accused of having an afternoon sex session with the teenage boy.
She then dropped him back off at his home before going to pick up her two young children.
The teacher, who was going through a bitter divorce at the time, claimed all she took from the him was 'the hand of friendship'.
But rumours quickly spread in the high school.
The teacher told the school’s head mistress that she had 'slept' with the boy and handed in her notice shortly after.
In a statement given to the disciplinary hearing in Cardiff she said she had committed 'the ultimate sin'.
But Mrs Horton claims she simply chatted to the boy before falling asleep on the sofa for a couple of hours.
She said: 'I was in an incredibly emotional state and sexual intercourse was the last thing on my mind.
'All I took from Pupil A was the hand of friendship.
'Because of what was going on at home, teaching was my only lifeline.
'To be told I was anything other than ugly, fat, useless and worthless was a safety blanket that I foolishly used.
'He was very kind and listened - I was just talking about what was going on with my ex-husband.
'He made me feel better.'
Police investigated the relationship but the Crown Prosecution Service decided to take no further action.
But the disciplinary hearing ruled Mrs Horton was found to have had an 'inappropriate and sexual relationship' with the pupil.
She was given a indefinite prohibition order and told she would have to wait two years before reapplying to teach.
Panel chair Helene Mansfield said: 'Mrs Horton displayed a lack of awareness of her responsibilities as a teacher and abused a position of trust.'
Culled from Dailymail
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