RE teacher banned for telling pupils to 'sleep around'

Catherine Reynolds called 'disgrace' after her expletive-filled lessons discussing sex

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A RELIGIOUS EDUCATION teacher who swore at her pupils, showed them her tattoos and told them not to get married so they could "sleep around", has been banned from the classroom for at least five years.

Education secretary Michael Gove called 27-year-old Catherine Reynolds a "disgrace to the profession" after a disciplinary panel issued the ban yesterday.

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