Overview
- All evidence has been heard and the panel has adjourned to decide the facts and whether standards of honesty and integrity were breached.
- Counsel for the regulator said Joy Ballard admitted all factual particulars in writing and signed agreed facts, though she did not give oral evidence.
- An investigating officer found term dates were changed to suit a cruise, with attendance falling from 90.9% to 82.55% on December 18 after the change.
- A Peugeot 5008 bought with school funds and costing about £33,000 was used for private journeys, with evidence indicating a likely uninsured trip to France and only £110 saved on taxis.
- Spending on a karaoke machine, tents and televisions was cited as poor value, with claims a raffle was fixed for her brother and that cash-handling rules requiring two-person banking were not followed.