The email sent to parents by the school. Parents were informed this week that the staff member was "on leave" and an investigation was under way. In an email sent to the NZ Herald, principal John Kendal said the matter was "not related to the students or the school". The email sent to parents by the school. In December 2019 teacher Jaimee Maree Cooney became the first female teacher in New Zealand convicted and sentenced for sexual offending against students.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 08, 2021 21:22 UTC