Study abroad: Royden Cope, deputy head teacher at St Bartholomew’s CofE Primary School, Brighton, East Sussex County, United Kingdom, "found not guilty of slapping an ‘out of control’ pupil remains suspended from his Great Harwood school" Royden Cope, deputy head teacher at St Bartholomew’s CofE Primary School, was arrested after accusations that he grabbed the child, who was in an ‘incandescent rage’, by the wrists and then hit him across the face when he did not calm down. But Mr Cope, who has been a teacher for 41 years said the youngster was ‘flailing and struggling to get away’ so much that his head had collided with his hand as he tried to protect him. Blackburn magistrates cleared him of the assault charge, saying there were ‘real doubts’ about the case. http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.u..._remains_suspended_despite_assault_acquittal/ Updates: Update: Brittni Nicole Colleps http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/19307411/texas-teacher-convicted-after-sex-with-5-students
