02 May 2023 , 11:22
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Staff members suspended by school bosses are alleged to have been involved in a 'prank' in which naked pictures were posed astride a colleague's bicycle.
The person's cycling shoes were also allegedly urinated in the incident in which three people are alleged to have been involved at the Mill School in Bury, Manchester.
One, the headteacher said, had 'already left the school's employment by the time [the] mater was raised.
Two others were 'immediately' suspended last week.
The independent school caters for children with additional needs aged between seven and 17, the Manchester Evening News reports.
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School bosses said an internal investigation has been launched, relating to 'alleged interactions solely between staff members, at a time when no children were in the school building'.
In an email to parents, seen by the M.E.N, headteacher Helen Birkinhead said the matter related to the 'alleged unacceptable behaviour of three members of staff', adding: "An investigation will be undertaken.
"The alleged unacceptable behaviour, it would seem, was intended as a series of pranks towards another member of staff and which were photographed or filmed on a mobile phone. When these were shown to another colleague, it was reported."
A statement sent to the M.E.N. added: "Protecting the wellbeing of everyone in our school community is our absolute priority. The children and families we support rightly expect our staff to always display the very highest standards of professionalism and we take any concerns that those standards have not been met very seriously.
"When these concerns were raised with us, we took immediate action including immediately suspending three members of staff from duty and notifying all external agencies. The matters relate to alleged interactions solely between staff members, at a time when no children were in the school building.
"The concerns will be the subject of a full investigation. As that investigation is not concluded, we are unable to comment further at this time."
The school, owned by the Kedleston Group, currently has a 'good' Ofsted rating, issued in July 2021.