WALSH: END OF THE LINE FOR THE JUNKIE TEACHER

A heroin addicted teacher who was caught with wraps of the drug at his home has been thrown out of the profession. Richard Walsh, 38, was caught with the drug when police raided his Coventry home but he was let off with a caution. His disciplinary hearing at the National College of Teaching and Leadership was postponed at Walsh’s request so he could be involved in his school’s Ofsted inspection. Walsh had earlier admitted the caution but denied that this…