Teacher struck off after pupils saw her explicit OnlyFans page

A former physics teacher whose sexually explicit OnlyFans profile was seen by school pupils has been struck off.

Kirsty Buchan, from Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, posted pictures of herself using the pseudonym Jessica Jackrabbit, and described herself as a "good teacher gone bad" with a "sexy tight body".

She d the paid-for page using Instagram, which pupils could see, after being cautioned by her head teacher about her "poor judgement" on social media use.

The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) found that Ms Buchan had failed to conceal her identity and profession, and that her behaviour lacked integrity.

Solicitor and presenting officer for the GTC, Gary Burton, said Ms Buchan had "used her profession as a selling tool", appeared to have justified her actions in newspaper interviews and that Bannerman High School was "now synonymous with having an OnlyFans teacher".

Ms Buchan, who resigned from her post in December 2022 following complaints, declined to appear at, or give evidence to, the hearing.

Prior to the GTCS's decision, Ms Buchan told BBC News she felt there was no point in going to the hearing because "it's clear they've already made their mind up".

She said: "I didn't want to leave my job, but I also had to make more money. I even had other jobs before going down the OnlyFans road – I worked in Tesco, I worked as an elf at a Braehead Christmas event. I was always a hard worker.

"My images were illegally ed and shared with pupils in the school that I worked in – the career that I worked my whole life to get. So I had no choice but to leave."

Head teacher Seonaidh Black told the hearing that Ms Buchan – a former pupil of the Baillieston school - was a "bubbly and enthusiastic" person who "wanted to do a good job".

On a "couple of occasions", Ms Black said Ms Buchan was not clear on boundaries with pupils – clarifying that she was not referring to any inappropriate relationships, but that Ms Buchan's social media s were "open where pupils could access them".

The head teacher said she addressed these issues with Ms Buchan through informal conversations. "I wanted to make sure it was nipped in the bud," she said.

The hearing heard that in November 2022, Ms Buchan was signed off from work due to stresses in her personal life.

Later that month, Ms Black said a deputy head teacher showed her screenshots, either of Ms Buchan's OnlyFans page or social media - she could not tell which.

She said her colleague told her these images had been seen by pupils in S5 or S6.

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