Primary school deputy head who bit and scratched child avoids teaching ban

The teacher accepted a conditional police caution following the incident Alamy/PA) -

A primary school deputy headteacher has been allowed to continue working in the profession after she bit, slapped and scratched a child.

Claire Herbert, who worked at the Red Rose Primary School in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, got into an argument with the girl that became physical on June 18 2022, leaving the child with reddening and bruises on her skin, according to a Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) tribunal.