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The entrance to Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls in Jockey Road(Image: Google )<\/p>\nNana Opong also requested photos of a girl and refused to delete them – saying ‘they make me happy’<\/p>\n
17:59, 02 May 2025Updated 18:00, 02 May 2025<\/p>\n
The entrance to Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls in Jockey Road(Image: Google )<\/p>\n
A teacher at a Birmingham school has been banned from the classroom after making a series of inappropriate comments to a pupil.<\/p>\n
He also threatened her if she tried to blackmail him over their conversations.<\/p>\n
Nana Opong was head of computer science at Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls<\/a>, a role he started in September 2019.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Moment callous thieves steal charity box from shop<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n But he was found to have made a series of inappropriate comments to a girl, sent her and another pupil a ‘personal’ survey and refused to delete photos he had asked the girl to send him, saying he \u2018looked at [them] from time to time\u2019, and they \u2018make [him] happy\u2019.<\/p>\n His case was considered by the Teaching Regulation Agency\u2019s professional conduct panel last month. It heard that among the comments he made were: \u201cWhen I say you are different, I mean I love the fact you like things like cuddly toys, Disney films and go to the baby section of shops.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have these child-like qualities and make no apologies for it. However at the same time you have an amazing cognitive ability to process and understand challenging topics such as psychology, chemistry and biology.<\/p>\n \u201cTwo contrasting parts in the same person. Add to that is the fact you look amazing, and have a gentle and kind personality,\u201d or using words to that effect.\u201d<\/p>\n Get the latest Sutton Coldfield news delivered direct to your inbox<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Another comment was: \u201cWell you look well and rested. I am trying not to say too much… You know – I call you Princess behind your back\u201d.<\/p>\n Opong told the same girl: \u201cI remember once seeing you wearing flowers on your head like tiara.<\/p>\n \u201cBut the great thing about you, is how intelligent and hardworking you are. You will certainly go very far whatever you set your mind to\u201d or using words to that effect.\u201d<\/p>\n He also said: \u201cNo – I will never get bored with you so I wouldn’t stop talking to you.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever I know like a beautiful! butterfly, you will one day fly away.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is just the fact of life and rightly so. We are just at the wrong\/opposite side of the spectrum.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Gun found by children in Sutton Coldfield park<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n He also invited the girl to communicate with him ‘once a week’ using a personal email address.<\/p>\n When asked to delete photos he had requested from the girl, Opong said: \u201cYes, they make me happy. Very lovely pics. No chance \u2013 I wouldn\u2019t delete them.\u201d<\/p>\n He had tried to cover up his communications with the girl asking her to \u2018delete everything\u2019, the panel heard.<\/p>\n He told her he would get in trouble at work for talking to her and said if she blackmailed him he would \u2018retaliate by throwing eggs at her window\u2019.<\/p>\n In addition to the comments, Opong sent a survey of a personal nature to two pupils \u2013 and only two, with questions like \u2018what do you love\u2019 and \u2018what thoughts or things instantly make you more relaxed\u2019.<\/p>\n Get breaking news on <\/strong>BirminghamLive WhatsApp<\/strong><\/a>, click the link to join<\/strong><\/p>\n Opong signed a statement of agreed facts and admitted unacceptable professional conduct and conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute ahead of the meeting, which he was not required to attend.<\/p>\n The allegations came to light when the girl reported her concerns on September 4, 2023. She had left the Sutton Coldfield<\/a> school at the end of the previous academic year.<\/p>\n Opong was suspended on September 7 that year. The issues were referred to the police but officers took no further action.<\/p>\n He attended an investigatory meeting on September 18, and was referred for a disciplinary hearing on September 21, which was held in his absence on October 6.<\/p>\n He was then referred to the Teaching Regulation Agency on October 27, 2023.<\/p>\n The TRA panel said agreed the comments were “inappropriate”. It said: “In terms of their content, nature and tone, the comments were over-familiar and inappropriate particularly considered in the context and in totality, even if some of the comments in isolation may not have been.\u201d<\/p>\n