Overview
- The ministry confirmed the principal will relinquish his post on December 1 and is coordinating succession with the local school authority.
- A teacher at the school was sentenced on October 30 to five years and three months in prison for years-long sexual abuse of a pupil.
- During the trial it emerged the pupil had confided in the principal but reportedly did not receive help.
- A disciplinary proceeding against the principal had already been opened before the conviction, and the presiding judge sharply criticized the school's handling.
- A former trusted teacher is accused of exchanging pornographic images with the girl and has been charged with sexual abuse and rape of other pupils, with proceedings pending.