English teacher who sold cigarettes to pupils now asks special needs children class which pupil would be the most likely to get raped
Yesterday I did a piece about an ex-English teacher who had decided to become a terrorist bomber. Today, I’m forced to take another look at the twisted world of English teachers and those who do English supply jobs - and it doesn’t make for a pretty sight.
First, let’s go back in time a bit and meet the main character of this column, a woman called Fiona Forster. The first time she made the papers was because of this:
An education boss has criticised the six-month ban given to a supply teacher who sold cigarettes to pupils, saying it should have been longer. A tribunal found Fiona Forster guilty of unacceptable professional conduct after she was found selling cigarettes at Meopham School near Gravesend, Kent. The General Teaching Council (GTC) imposed the ban, saying there was no serious risk that she would re-offend.
The GTC is, in my not so humble opinion, a collective bunch of useless wankers who are not fit to collect empty miniature sugar bags but, strangely enough, they were proven right on one account. The next time Fiona Forster made the news it wasn’t for selling cigarettes to her pupils:
A TEACHER was banned for two years yesterday after quizzing special needs kids over who was most likely to be raped. Fiona Forster, 45, had already been banned from teaching for selling pupils cigarettes. She lied on her CV to land an English supply job in Dartford, Kent – then set the sick quiz after three months.
A General Teaching Council panel in Birmingham found Forster, who now lives abroad, guilty of professional misconduct. Panel chairman Tony Neal said: “She has expressed no remorse.”
Well, I can’t say I’m surprised she didn’t show any remorse. She’s obviously a sick piece of shit, so why should we expect her to express herself in even vaguely human terms or show normal emotions?
I am surprised with the amazing stupidity of Birmingham’s General Teaching Council panel, who didn’t simply fire her but only gave her a two year suspension. First, that six month ban for smoking, now a two years ban for terrorising her pupils with rape stories. As I said, you don’t expect sociopaths like Fiona Forster to behave any other than she does but these British GTCs are truly sick.
As for Fiona Forster, in an ideal world the next time we’d read about her was because she’d decided to follow that other teacher’s example and become a terrorist bomber - that is, after she’d blown herself up, without damaging other people’s property or harming other people.
The world doesn’t have many stories with happy endings, so I would appreciate it if it could deliver on that one.
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June 2nd, 2008 at 03:42
You don’t know this teacher but I do. Because of her I now have an excellent job. She helped me become the person I am today. She was always willing to give up her free time- lunchtime or after school- to help us with coursework. She really helped us with our problems and tried to help us with them. She is one of the kindest people I know BUT most teachers were jealous of her because she got more Christmas cards and presents than they did. Pupils always loved Miss as she was so kind and always happy too. She persuaded me to give up smoking as she is against smoking and drinking alcohol. I loved English because of her. SO get your facts straight- she is a lovely person- this is rubbish what you have written.
June 2nd, 2008 at 03:56
Miss Forster is the best. SHe always explained things again and again and in lots of different ways til we got it. She helped me get from a D to a B in my coursework- in just 6 months. She is really kind. She is always happy. She always tries to help. She doesn’t like people swearing or bullying. I think the other teachers were jealous of her, particularly our horrid headteacher. Miss rocks! I think she is one of the best teachers ever and it is sad she can’t be a teacher anymore. She really cares but most teachers don’t. If I become famous I will say Miss Forster is the best teacher ever and go on TV to say it too.
June 2nd, 2008 at 03:57
Thanks for the comment - and I do admit I only have the news articles to go on. So, maybe you are right and the articles are wrong.
Or maybe you are wrong: What do we truly know about people?
I’m grateful for your comment though: we do need reminders that what we read (or think) may not be true.
Believe me, I do not know,
J
June 2nd, 2008 at 04:01
I used to help Miss a lot after school with photocopies and displays so when was she supposed to be selling cigarettes? She was always always nagging me about giving up smoking so it is a complete lie that she was selling cigarettes- no way would she do that. She was like a mum to me. She was natural and genuine and also totally thick (sorry Miss!) about sex, and drugs. She didn’t know anything about either and she didn’t know our language either our street language BUT she was also kind and lived in a world where everyone is nice (she hates that word!). She was never nasty even to the bad kids. She was always encouraging us to make the best of everything and all what you have written is total rubbish.