The names of the student, teacher and school have been suppressed. According to the tribunal, the teacher taught the student when she was in years 12 and 13, in 2015 and 2016. She formally left school later at the end of the academic year on graduation day. He said the intimate communications were confined to being online and he didn't believe that he crossed professional boundaries because the student had left school. Furthermore, it said the student looked up to the teacher for advice after she left school, hence the teacher "retained a position of trust and responsibility".

Source: Otago Daily Times April 07, 2019 06:45 UTC