Teacher who told schoolgirl ‘I call you princess’ is banned

A TEACHER at a Birmingham school has been banned from the classroom after making a series of inappropriate comments to a pupil.

- NICK HORNER News Reporter

He also threatened her if she tried to blackmail him over their conversations.

Nana Opong was head of computer science at Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, a role he started in September 2019.

But he was found to have made a series of inappropriate comments to a girl, sent her and another pupil a ‘personal’ survey and refused to delete photos he had asked the girl to send him, saying he ‘looked at them from time to time; and they ‘make him happy’

His case was considered by the ‘Teaching Regulation Agency's professional conduct panel last month.

It heard that among the comments he made were: “When I say you are different, I mean I love the fact you like things like cuddly toys, Disney films and go to the baby section of shops.

“You have these child-like qualities and make no apologies for it.