Philip Weickhardt banned from teaching after making sexual comments at Mandurah school

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Philip Weickhardt banned from teaching after making sexual comments at Mandurah school

A private high school teacher has been banned from the classroom for two years after a tribunal found he encouraged students to discuss ‘anal’, ‘oral’ sex and ‘threesomes’.

Philip Weickhardt, 53, a teacher at Foundation Christian College in Mandurah around 70km south of Perth was found to have made inappropriate comments between 2017 and 2019. 

The 53-year-old also gave a student permission to his school iPad where a photo of a penis was found, according to a ruling.

On another occasion, the tribunal heard that Mr Weickhardt hugged a female pupil and told her she looked ‘sexy’.

Philip Weickhardt who taught at Foundation Christian College (pictured) has been banned from teaching for two years after he was found to have made inappropriate and sexual comments to high school students

An investigation by the Teachers’ Registration Board found that Mr Weickhardt had written the ‘inappropriate terms’ including threesomes and foursomes on a whiteboard during a Year 8 Christian studies class in March last year.

A State Administrative Tribunal ruling then found a student had taken a photo of the whiteboard and shared it on social media.

Mr Weickhardt also admitted to using the racial slur ‘n*****’ in the same class and was suspended from teaching, the West Australian reported.

In 2017, when a female student had been upset, Mr Weickhardt hugged her and asked her ‘would it be bad if I told you, you looked sexy right now?’, the school board found.

He also was found to have signed the bottom of a student’s leavers shirt: ‘This cheek, from Mr W.’ 

At a school formal in 2018, the tribunal found Mr Weickhardt had made unnecessary and ‘inappropriate physical contact’ with a female student after tucking her shawl into her dress.

He was deemed unfit to be a teacher and was banned for two years.  

Mr Weickhardt resigned from his position at the school which had annual fees of $4875 for senior students and has withdrawn from any unsupervised contact with children. 

His teaching registration has been cancelled and he will be unable to re-apply for two years. 

Source: Daily Mail australia

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