Top public school head quits after downloading porn at work
Married Chris Alcock resigned from £30,000-a-year Queen’s College after 'highly inappropriate material' was found on his phone and computer
A SHAMED head has quit his top public school amid a police probe after he downloaded porn at work.
Married Chris Alcock, 57, had “highly inappropriate material” on his computer, a letter to shocked parents revealed.
A phone supplied to him by £30,000-a-year Queen’s College in Taunton, Somerset, also contained smut.
The head — whose wife Linda teaches at the 776- pupil boarding school — resigned when confronted by governors, who also challenged him about “inappropriate adult relationships”.
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The scandal comes months after a surprise swoop by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, which found policies for safeguarding pupils were “unsatisfactory”.
Cops said their own investigation was into “safeguarding concerns relating to a former member of staff”.
But they stressed: “These concerns do not relate to any current pupils.”
The school was founded 173 years ago on strict Methodist principles.
The conduct of Mr Alcock — head for 15 years — was described by chairman of governors Mark Edwards as having fallen “well short of what the college expects”.
He added: “So far, the police investigations have not uncovered any criminal offences or anything that suggests any pupil has been affected or was at risk.”
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