UPSKIRTING ROW SIR SACKED IN OZ

Scot failed to tell Aussie bosses he faced probe over conduct

- IONA YOUNG

A TEACHER fled to Australia for work after being suspended in Scotland over claims he "upskirted" female pupils.

Dean Barr, 36, had been working at a school in Helensburgh for seven years before he was accused of a inappropriate behaviour towards teenage girls -including looking up their skirts and down their tops - as well as making unwanted comments.

A probe was launched by the General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS) in June 2023.

In October that year, Barr was placed on a Temporary Restriction Order, preventing him from teaching while the probe continued.

But Barr headed to Western Australia in April 2024, where he applied to register as a teacher. During the process, he failed to declare his involvement in a disciplinary process or the concerning claims against him.