Former Teacher Resigns Amid Boundary and Safety Allegations

A former physical education teacher and rugby coach at a private boarding school in Wales has resigned amid allegations of breaching professional boundaries with pupils and disregarding concussion safety protocols during school trips. Lowri Williams, 27, stepped down from her position at Llandovery College in Carmarthenshire during an internal investigation, according to testimony at a disciplinary hearing conducted by the Education Workforce Council.

The weeklong hearing, which began earlier this week and is scheduled to conclude on Friday, centers on nine allegations against Williams spanning September 2023 to March 2024. Authorities claim she failed to maintain appropriate boundaries by encouraging a pupil to lie to a housemistress about attending a match with another student, discussing her personal relationships, asking pupils about their romantic lives, sharing details of her weekend, showing videos of her nights out, and allowing students into her hotel room. Specific incidents include answering her hotel door while not fully dressed and folding and discussing her underwear in the presence of pupils preparing for the next day.

Many of the claims relate to a March 17 trip...