Panel member in Christian teacher case receives formal warning.
(Photo: Getty/iStock)A panel member in an employment tribunal case involving a Christian teacher has received a formal warning for misconduct over comments he made on social media.
The employment tribunal was hearing a case brought by the teacher, who cannot be named for legal reasons, against a primary school and Nottinghamshire County Council. She was suspended for refusing to affirm the gender identity of a biologically femal pupil and was later sacked for gross misconduct after sharing information about the child with her lawyers.
She was claiming unfair dismissal and discrimination on the grounds of her Christian beliefs when the case collapsed in March over comments discovered to have been made on social media by Jed Purkis, a former GMB union officer. CT.
