A Scots trainer was so drunk on the evening she allegedly kissed a pupil that a colleague was stunned she was even in a position to stand, a listening to was advised.
Ashley McConnell stated she visited a number of bars and was ordering two drinks at a time in addition to pictures throughout an evening out in Thurso, Caithness, with mates in March 2018.
The physics trainer, who taught at Thurso Excessive College, then went to an area nightclub, Skinandi's, the place she is alleged to have danced in a sexualised method with a pupil.
Fellow science trainer Angela Sutherland claimed Miss McConnell, often known as Ashley Swanson, was so drunk she may "hardly stringing two phrases collectively".
Mrs Sutherland additionally added that she did not know "how she was nonetheless standing."
It is alleged that later that night Miss McConnell, who was 30 on the time, kissed the 17-year-old "three or 4 instances", touched his backside and groin and held arms with him.
The mum-of-two, who was married on the time, remembers the pupil standing in entrance of her however cannot recall if extra occurred as a result of quantity of alcohol she drank.
Giving proof to the Normal Educating Council for Scotland (GTCS), Mrs Sutherland stated: "The entire science division was in my home for my fiftieth birthday, we had a takeaway and drank some wines and beers.
"Ashley had lots to drink at my home, that was earlier than we had even gone out, after I left her she was actually drunk, she was hardly stringing two phrases collectively.
"I used to be fairly sober, as a result of we have been in my home.
"I did not actually really feel drunk at any level that evening and I used to be very conscious of how drunk she was.
"She'd been ingesting beers however I feel Jack Daniels as nicely and after I left she gave me an enormous hug and was slurring her phrases saying 'I really like you', I do not know the way she was nonetheless standing."
She continued: "As a trainer you perhaps do not need to be in that form of state however for my part she was in a pub for over 18's and a nightclub the place she shouldn't be encountering any pupils.
"She shouldn't have been put ready the place there have been pupils there within the first place."
On Tuesday Miss McConnell admitted that she could not bear in mind all of her actions on the evening in query.
She stated: "I do not bear in mind dancing with him however that is not to say I did not dance with him.
"I additionally do not bear in mind among the different stuff which could have occurred however that was me simply making an attempt to be as sincere as I may very well be.
"I really feel it's fairly important to kiss somebody, it's one thing that I might bear in mind given I bear in mind the confrontation and different memorable moments from the evening.
"However I can't declare that as a result of I do not bear in mind it doesn't suggest it did not occur.
"You realize anybody once they drink extreme quantities of alcohol they behave in methods they would not behave in any other case.
"I can bear in mind components of the evening and it isn't like I've blacked out and never remembered the night, I haven't got a proof, it's simply the impact of ingesting massive quantities of alcohol.
"I consider that within the pubs I used to be ingesting two drinks at a time and within the membership I used to be ingesting pictures however I can not ensure I bear in mind ingesting the pictures."
The Scots trainer admits holding arms with the teenager however denies kissing him.
She has additionally been accused of telling two pupils on the membership to "f**ok off" earlier than gesturing two fingers at them.
She then allegedly stated she would "struggle the b***h" in reference to one of many feminine pupils.
Miss McConnell stated: "I had a recollection of getting an altercation with two ladies.
"The occasions within the smoking space weren't clear in my thoughts.
"I had a confrontation within the smoking space, the 2 ladies have been very loudly talking about my private life I consider to Emilie and it was with the intention I might hear it, talking about saying I wasn't behaving as I ought to as a trainer, they felt sorry for my husband and my baby and I feel that touched a nerve."
Miss McConnell faces being struck off the instructing register by the Normal Educating Council for Scotland (GTCS) following an investigation over her alleged behaviour.
She was suspended from her job after involved pupils approached faculty bosses with a video of the alleged incident.
College students who have been on the nightclub stated the trainer was dancing in a "sexualised" and "soiled" method.
The Thurso Excessive College pupil that Miss McConnell was accused of appearing inappropriately with advised faculty bosses he kissed her "three or 4 instances".
The listening to continues.
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