Teacher claimed husband was on the brink of death

A primary school teacher who lied about her husband being suicidal to get time off work has been allowed to stay in the job. Angela Smith even claimed doctors were poised to switch off her husband’s life support machine after he tried to take his own life. She told colleagues at Federation of Greenways Schools, in Southend, Essex, she needed to work reduced hours because her partner had mental health problems. Smith claimed her husband – a teacher at another…