Teacher who lied about degree now banned for life from classroom

A new twist on an old story;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5418473/Teacher-lied-getting-2-1-fake-degree.html

 

The decision to fire him is understandable but banning him from the classroom seems a bit severe.

 

Based on my reading, this is what sank his boat

"The panel considers that Mr Dodd only had partial insight in that he did not appear to comprehend that teachers are role models, or understand fully, the potential impact of his conduct upon public perception of the profession."

It makes it sound like his response to get caught was "Lying about credentials? Altering documents? What's the big deal?

 

I concur; attitude goes a long way towards sentencing with most judges, and those who show no remorse or contrition (or even worse, fake remorse or contrition) usually get their lunch served to them.