Ban for teacher who drank cider in classroom

A TEACHER who walked into a door after drinking cider in his classroom from cans and a school-branded water bottle has been banned from teaching.

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Jon Downs, 36, was prohibited from teaching indefinitely with a review period of two years after he admitted consuming alcohol at Westhoughton High School in Bolton.

In advance of a panel of the Teaching Regulation Agency on April 25, Mr Downs admitted unacceptable professional conduct and provided a statement of agreed facts.

A school worker said in a written statement to the panel that she 'could smell alcohol' coming from Mr Downs on July 3, 2023.