NZ teacher deregistered for posing naked for Penthouse mag
May 4th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANIMelbourne, May 4 (ANI): A former New Zealand teacher has been deregistered for posing nude for pornographic magazine Penthouse’s Australia and New Zealand editions.
When Rachel Whitwell, 29, was photographed naked draped over a school desk in January 2010, there was furore in the entire teachers’ community.
Following a number of complaints and an investigation by the New Zealand Teachers Council (NZTC), the Teachers’ Disciplinary Tribunal found Whitwell’s actions had brought the profession into disrepute.
Subsequently, she was deregistered and ordered to pay the costs.
In her defense, Whitwell argued that she was not working as a teacher when she posed for the photographs and had not acted illegally.
“I simply modelled for some photographs in my role as a model, not as a teacher,” the Daily Telegraph quoted her submissions to the NZTC.
“Even if I was teaching I do not believe that the NZTC has any right to impose Victorian moral opinions on my life outside the classroom,” she added. (ANI)
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