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A TEACHER who "mocked" the religion of pupils during a lesson on honour killings has been banned indefinitely.
Mr Alex Lloyd, formerly of The Bishop of Winchester Academy, has been banned from teaching following the outcome of a teacher misconduct hearing from September 29 to October 1.
One of the allegations found proven was that, in 2022, during a lesson focused on honour killings, Mr Lloyd told Pupil A that the lesson on honour killings was a "serious matter which affected their culture specifically and that they should pay attention", or words to that effect.
He also said to Pupil B “imagine this was your mum being killed” or words to that effect, which was recalled in a statement from a fellow pupil.
The pupil added that Mr Lloyd “targeted pupils during the lesson” and she could see other pupils were “visibly upset” because their religion had been “mocked”.
Mr Lloyd told two pupils that honour killings was "happening mainly because of [their] culture", and Pupil C stated that Mr Lloyd used Pupil A and Pupil B’s family members to “demonstrate what would happen if adultery was committed”.
In the statement of agreed facts, Mr Lloyd admitted that he said female genital mutilation was a form of honour based violence and that he told Pupil F that female genital mutilation “happens exclusively in your culture” or words to that effect.
Mr Alex Lloyd banned from teaching(Image: LinkedIn)
Mr Lloyd also admitted that he told Pupil E that "she would have been killed" for what she was wearing or words to that effect, if she was living in Iran.
It was also heard that Mr Lloyd said, if anyone hurt a family member, he would "commit murder to make sure no one hurt them", or words to that effect. One pupil said he said this in an "angry tone" and the class was "shocked"."
Evidence of Mr Lloyd's good character found that he "had good interactions with pupils and staff", was a "nice teacher and good person" and was "liked by many students".
"The panel saw no evidence that Mr Lloyd was remorseful, or that he regretted his conduct", the report says, "Mr Lloyd sought to justify the comments he made to pupils during his lesson by saying they were factual when questioned during the school’s investigation.
"The panel noted that Mr Lloyd admitted all of the allegations in the statement of agreed Facts.
"However, the panel did not see any evidence that Mr Lloyd understood the nature and gravity of his misconduct or that he showed any empathy regarding the impact of his actions on others."
Deciding on an outcome, Sarah Buxcey decided Mr Lloyd will be prohibited from teaching indefinitely and cannot teach in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or children’s home in England.
In a statement, The Bishop of Winchester Academy has said: "The Bishop of Winchester Academy has been made aware of the decision by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) to prohibit Alex Lloyd from teaching.
"We acknowledge the outcome of the TRA hearing and support the decision that has been made. The individual concerned is no longer employed by the academy and has no involvement with our students or school community.
"The welfare, safety, and education of our students remain our highest priority. We continue to uphold the highest professional and safeguarding standards expected of all staff.
"As this matter has now been concluded by the TRA, we will not be making any further comment."
