Staff suspended at paedophile head's former school

Two suspensions person been made astatine a schoolhouse wherever the erstwhile headmaster was jailed for sexually abusing girls, governors confirmed successful a missive to parents.

The suspensions were made astatine Ysgol Friars successful Bangor, due to the fact that of accusation brought to the attraction of section authorization Cyngor Gwynedd’s acquisition department.

Neil Foden was headteacher astatine Ysgol Friars and was besides a strategical headteacher astatine Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle successful Penygroes.

He was jailed for 17 years successful July aft sexually abusing 4 girls implicit a play of 4 years.

It is not known what accusation has been seen by acquisition officials resulting successful the 2 suspensions.

A associated connection by Cyngor Gwynedd and the Ysgol Friars Board of governors states that suspension from enactment is simply a “neutral act”, truthful that investigations tin beryllium carried retired “thoroughly and successful an due manner”.

It said the process volition beryllium conducted by the school's governing body, successful enactment with accustomed schoolhouse arrangements, and volition beryllium supported by an autarkic investigator.

Newyddion S4C has seen a missive sent to unit from Brian Jones, president of governors stating that Lynne Hardcastle has been appointed to pb the schoolhouse successful the abbreviated word until Christmas.

She is expected to commencement moving full-time astatine the schoolhouse adjacent Monday.

The relation for a imperishable headteacher has been advertised 3 times.

Cyngor Gwynedd said recruiting had been “challenging”, and it was decided to enlistee a impermanent headteacher instead.

Last week, it was confirmed that Margaret Davies had been appointed arsenic Interim headteacher and is expected to articulation Ysgol Friars connected secondment for 4 presumption from Easter 2025 until the extremity of the 2026 summertime term.

Margaret Davies is presently caput of St Christopher’s peculiar schoolhouse successful Wrexham.

The quality of the probe has not been specified, but the missive to parents stresses that determination is “no accusation of transgression has been committed” and those progressive are not the “subject of a wider investigation".

Cyngor Gwynedd said it would not beryllium due for the authorization oregon the committee of governors to marque immoderate further comment.