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26/09/2012
Police Were Told Of Concerns About Schoolgirl And Teachers Relationship
It has been revealed that police were aware of concerns of an inappropriate relationship between 15-year-old Megan Stammers and her married maths teacher before the pair fled to France.
Bishop Bell C of E school in Eastbourne contacted officers last week as the schools was investigating suspicions over the closeness of the schoolgirl and 30-year-old Jeremy Forrest.
Questions have also been raised over how education officials dealt with the warnings.
Sussex police have appealed to Megan's friends to come forward if they knew of the pair's plans.
The school's headteacher, Terry Boatwright, confirmed that concerns had been raised about the relationship. "The school, in conjunction with the local authority, Megan's parents, and the police had been addressing and investigating those concerns, in line with procedure, when this happened," he told the Argus, the local newspaper.
Releasing CCTV images of the two walking hand-in-hand aboard the Dover to Calais ferry, Chief Inspector Jason Tingley said he hoped the photographs would help the public recognise the pair. "Although they entered France, it is possible that they are elsewhere now," he said.
(H/GK)
Bishop Bell C of E school in Eastbourne contacted officers last week as the schools was investigating suspicions over the closeness of the schoolgirl and 30-year-old Jeremy Forrest.
Questions have also been raised over how education officials dealt with the warnings.
Sussex police have appealed to Megan's friends to come forward if they knew of the pair's plans.
The school's headteacher, Terry Boatwright, confirmed that concerns had been raised about the relationship. "The school, in conjunction with the local authority, Megan's parents, and the police had been addressing and investigating those concerns, in line with procedure, when this happened," he told the Argus, the local newspaper.
Releasing CCTV images of the two walking hand-in-hand aboard the Dover to Calais ferry, Chief Inspector Jason Tingley said he hoped the photographs would help the public recognise the pair. "Although they entered France, it is possible that they are elsewhere now," he said.
(H/GK)
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