A SCHOOL is being investigated for allegedly failing to stop two young pupils watching pornography on a field trip.
It has been alleged the year 4 girls watched adult TV in a dormitory in Skegness.
It is one of a number of serious allegations which have been made about the way Burton Joyce Primary School has been run. Notts County Council has launched an investigation.
Eric Ashworth, a governor at the school, said: "I do not believe that child protection measures at the school have been rigorous enough.
"One of the complaints that has been made is that two girls watched porn while on a trip to Skegness. We are very concerned about this allegation."
The Post understands the trip took place in the spring.
Mr Ashworth, a former teacher, also claims important decisions about the school have been taken by governing body committees, but that formal records of these meetings do not exist. He said these include a committee agreement to apply for academy status.
Mr Ashworth said he believed head teacher Margaret Gretton should be suspended while the council inquiry took place.
Mr Ashworth said at least four governors have resigned, while parents have taken their children out of the school.
Christopher Green, 47, of Main Street, Burton Joyce, has taken his four children – aged five, eight, nine and ten – out of the school, and has also called for Ms Gretton to be suspended.
He said: "We didn't want our children at that school anymore. It was a really bad situation that was getting worse."
The Post previously reported how the school's application for academy status had been put on hold while the investigation was going on.
Councillor Philip Owen, committee chairman for children and young people's services at the county council, said the council had launched the inquiry into the way the school has been run, including the role of the head teacher.
In terms of the academy status application, he said: "This process has been stopped because of the allegations that the process was flawed."
Speaking about the Skegness trip, he said complainants had spoken of "inappropriate material" for the age of the pupils, adding: "I am aware that allegations have been made from a variety of sources."
A Department for Education spokesperson said: "Burton Joyce Primary School's application to become an academy has been deferred whilst the local authority completes an investigation into concerns raised by members of the local community, and we have had the opportunity to consider the outcome."
When the Post rang the school we were told the head teacher was not available to comment.
