article_snippet.sent: The Cheam academy has described Mr Gale’s actions a ‘serious breach of safeguarding procedures’.
article_snippet.sent: In a statement to The Mail on Sunday, the National Union of Teachers implied Mr Gale’s actions only amounted to a breach of Nonsuch High School For Girls in Surrey’s information and communications technology rules.
article_snippet.sent: The specialist science college and languages school, which counts singer Katie Melua and Olympic gold medallist Joanna Rowsell among its alumni, passed judgment on Mr Gale at an internal disciplinary hearing earlier this month, ruling Mr Gale had broken rules in place to prevent personal communications between staff and pupils.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Gale, who is understood to be unmarried and who lives in Godalming, Surrey, declined to comment directly to The Mail on Sunday.
article_snippet.sent: But a statement sent to this newspaper, released by the NUT’s London Regional Secretary Bob Stapley, said: ‘The alleged misconduct related to communication with a student which breached the school’s policy on the accepted use of ICT [information and communications technology].
article_snippet.sent: ‘Mr Gale accepted Mr Gale had breached the school’s policy and that as headmaster Mr Gale had responsibility for ensuring Mr Gale and other staff acted in accordance with the school’s policy.
article_snippet.sent: Defence: NUT have said: 'Mr Gale vehemently denies Mr Gale behaved inappropriately towards any student and no such finding was made'.
article_snippet.sent: ‘Mr Gale vehemently denies Mr Gale behaved inappropriately towards any student and no such finding was made.
article_snippet.sent: a statement sent to this newspaper, released by the NUT’s London Regional Secretary Bob Stapley added Mr Gale was considering whether to appeal against ‘the severity of the sanction imposed by the Disciplinary Panel’.
highlights_snippet.sent: The reason was given as ‘unprofessional and inappropriate conduct’
  
highlights_snippet.sent: But  Peter Galedenies Peter Gale behaved inappropriately towards any student .