Crook teacher banned over terrorist funding

(BBC) A woman who supported terrorism has been banned from teaching for life.

Miriam Sebbagh, who worked at Hunwick Primary School in Crook, County Durham, was found to have given money to people she knew were involved in terrorism.

A teacher misconduct panel also heard she tried to radicalise a friend.

Ms Sebbagh was arrested in 2017 and investigated by police but the Crown Prosecution Service concluded there was insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges, the panel heard.

Counter Terrorism Policing North East (CTPNE) “maintained a high level of concern regarding Ms Sebbagh’s state of mind, the opinions which she espoused and her actions within the teaching arena,” its report said.

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