A teacher has been banned from the classroom for waving a fake penis at colleagues while making suggestive and provocative movements. Derek Turkington was found unfit to teach on Wednesday, following the incident at Newbattle Community High School in Dalkeith, Midlothian which occurred between August 2017 and 2018.
During this time Mr Turkington was found to have behaved inappropriately towards staff by putting a prosthetic penis down his trousers and then through his zip. He then made suggestive and provocative movements towards his colleagues and also placed his finger through his trouser zip while attempting to mimic male genitalia.
Mr Turkington claimed he had been carrying a box of fake penises from a sex education class and unintentionally must have held one of the mocked-up members up as he waved goodbye to a colleague. The guidance teacher, originally from Glasgow, was described as a "kind of Benny Hill character in his regards to sexual actions or language" by a former member of staff.
