A teacher who was convicted of head-butting a colleague at a Lanarkshire school will remain in the classroom after receiving conditions and a reprimand following a hearing.
The allegations against Mr Johnston read: "On November 29, 2019, the teacher was convicted at Airdrie Sheriff Court of: Behaving in a threatening or abusive manner which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear and alarm in that he did shout, swear and utter a threat of violence towards Colleague A contrary to section 38 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing Act 2010; and Assaulting Colleague A by butting him on the head and pushing him on the head with his head, all to his...
"Colleague A described the incident on November 5, 2018 when the teacher swore and shouted at him and then head-butted him, causing injury to his face and nose. Colleague A told the Panel that he had been injured by the head-butt from the teacher and had been left with a mark on his nose and head. He said he had been left dazed and confused. He was shocked by the assault and later reported the incident to the police.
In an email responding to the evidence, the report states that Mr Johnston said: "There were two contributing factors: his poor relationship with his line manager and his state of mind at the time. He explained that his life was now simpler, resulting in him being less stressed and no longer taking medication. He expressed his desire to do some supply teaching before he retired, and to keep working for the charity for which he volunteered.
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