| It’s understood Mr Barile has been told verbally of his sacking by the city council, but is awaiting a letter confirming his dismissal and outlining the reasons behind the move.
Mr Barile — who has been gagged from speaking to the media — will still face a separate inquiry by the General Teaching Council for Scotland, which is routinely notified when teachers are convicted of an offence and has the power to ban them from the classroom.
After a trial last December, Sheriff Charles Macnair found Mr Barile guilty of seizing a 15-year-old pupil in his class at Lawside Academy by the clothing and assaulting another 15-year-old boy by placing his forearm across his chest.
The sheriff told him the charges were of a minor nature and the case would probably not have been brought against him had he not been a teacher.
Sheriff Macnair sympathised with Mr Barile’s plight and admonished him, saying he suffered “extreme abuse” from the boys, who had acted “disgracefully”.
But the suspended teacher faced further action by bosses.
The timing of the education department’s disciplinary hearing raised eyebrows in some quarters as Mr Barile’s appeal against his conviction has yet to be decided.
The council’s proceedings saw several hearings take place at Kingspark School in Dundee, including evidence from now-retired education director Anne Wilson.
The last of these sessions was held on Monday but all parties have remained tight-lipped with an education department spokesman saying only that the council did not comment on personnel issues.
The court case provoked a national debate on the issues of indiscipline in schools and led to a rally in Dundee’s City Square where 200 people gathered to show their support for the teacher.
The assaults took place at Lawside Academy between October 15, 2007, and May 30 last year. |
