Kirsty Buchan who previously taught at Bannerman High School has been struck off the teaching register.
A Scots teacher who was sacked for selling X-rated photos on OnlyFans has been struck off.
Kirsty Buchan, 34, of Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, left her role at Bannerman High School in Glasgow when her explicit sideline was revealed. Pupils had got wind of the full-frontal content and some parents were furious.
The physics teacher claimed she only started to post images to make money amid a pay row. In an interview with the Record in 2022 she later claimed to have made £60,000 in just one month by sharing photos of herself on the adult site.
Glasgow City Council launched a probe into Buchan and referred the case to the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).
The mum-of-one’s case went before a disciplinary panel where she faced three allegations against her.
The education watchdog found that she had failed to conceal her identity and profession, and that her behaviour lacked integrity.
Buchan said she was disgusted that the GTCS had come to its decision to strike her off.
She said that the hearing was a “kangaroo court” and its decision was unjust.
The teacher said: “One thing I hate is injustice but this is what I’ve had to face since this fiasco kicked off.
“They say that because I have posed for some photos online I should never be allowed to teach again.
“It’s heavy handed and I’m actually upset even though I knew it would go this way.
“People can think that I should have gone in and argued my case but I didn’t want to give them the satisfaction of that because I think the decision was already made.
“I think it’s a bad day for people’s freedom of expression because I was dealing with an adult site and didn’t have any expectation of pupils even seeing the photos.
“And my greatest sadness is that I enjoyed being a teacher and I was good at it. “
The GTCS said that between 2022 and 2023 Buchan set up an OnlyFans page using the moniker ‘Jessica Jackrabbitx’ and used the profile to sell explicit photos and videos.
It is said her bio on her page read, ‘good teacher gone bad really bad’, and made reference to posting ‘big t**s and sexy tight body’ photos ‘every couple of days’.
They also said she failed to ensure that her profile could not be accessed by any member of the public including those under 18 without them needing to log in or subscribe to OnlyFans.
Gary Burton, solicitor and presenting officer for the GTCS said Ms Buchan had “used her profession as a selling tool”, appeared to have justified her actions in newspaper interviews and that Bannerman High School was “now synonymous with having an OnlyFans teacher”.
The GTCS found that all allegations against Ms Buchan had been proven and decided that she should be struck off on Monday afternoon. Mr Burton recommended that it should be two years before she can reapply for teacher registration.
Buchan had previously defended her decision to join OnlyFans.
She told the Record last week: “The reality is that I live my life according to proper values. I’m loyal and decent and I treat people properly. And I know I was a very good teacher because I really cared about the kids I taught.
“I’d have loved to have carried on with both but that was taken away from me.
“It really just makes me feel sad, to give me a life ban and make out that I’m a bad teacher when opposite is true.”
She added: “People just need to get over it. What I do is not hurting anyone.”
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