Helen Evans, 44, left her colleague feeling ‘intimidated and extremely upset’ when she allegedly groped him at a parent-teacher evening – but was never proseccuted
The male colleague of a female teacher who allegedly grabbed him by the testicles after ripping open his shirt at a parent-teacher evening has branded her a ‘narcissist’.
Helen Evans, 44, left her colleague feeling ‘intimidated and extremely upset’ when she allegedly groped him at Llanishen Fach School, Cardiff, in May 2013.
The man gave up teaching shortly after the alleged ‘sexually motivated’ attack – and said Miss Evans’ behaviour was the main reason.
She did not deny the incident happened and was reported to police – but the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to take the case any further.
Miss Evans is also accused of bringing in a snake without permission – terrifying a phobic colleague – and allegedly called senior staff at the school ‘dumb and dumber’.
The teacher and alleged victim, who cannot be named, told a disciplinary hearing: ‘I was completely shocked. Out of the blue Miss Evans strode up to me, faced me, with one hand ripped on my shirt and got underneath and grabbed my testicles.
‘It was completely unprovoked. I made a noise as she caught me and she rushed away’.
He added: ‘She didn’t come up to me and apologise. But Helen did what Helen wanted to do. She ignored advice and warnings and had no empathy for other colleagues.’
Helen Evans, 44, left her colleague feeling ‘intimidated and extremely upset’ when she allegedly groped a male colleague at a parent-teacher evening at at Llanishen Fach School, Cardiff (pictured)
The hearing was told the incident happened at a fundraising event involving parents and teachers in May 2013.
Miss Evans, a teacher of 22 years, was approached by her colleague a few days later in the staff room.
He said: ‘I whispered to her that if that had been a man to a woman it would’ve been handled differently. She didn’t react.
‘She has never approached me in a sexual way before. My guess is that it was more of a control issue – exerting control over another colleague, getting one up on them.
‘Helen always liked to be the centre of attention – she had narcissistic tendencies.
Miss Evans, a teacher of 22 years, is also accused of bringing in a snake without permission – terrifying a phobic colleague – and allegedly called senior staff at the school ‘dumb and dumber’
‘It was a shock, I don’t expect anyone to treat someone like that’.
A Fitness to Practice hearing was told the incident took place at Llanishen Fach Primary School in Cardiff.
The male colleague said the aftermath of the incident was dealt with in-house.
The matter was referred to police but the Crown Prosecution Service did not take it any further.
He added: ‘It was dealt with in-house – there should have been procedures that should have been followed.
‘My fear was in order to protect the school’s reputation it was kept in-house to carry on pretending everything was fine.’
EWC presenting officer Hannah Eales added: ‘In a meeting with Miss Evans, Miss Evans confirmed the incident happened, describing it as part of a much wider group of silly behaviour.
‘An event between consenting adults and just silly behaviour.’
Headteacher Sarah Coombes said the male teacher alleged the assault happened at a parent-teacher event.
She said the colleague felt ‘intimidated and extremely upset’ and his self esteem was lowered in the ‘sexually motivated’ incident.
Miss Evans is also accused of bringing a snake into the school in 2015 without a risk assessment.
Ms Coombes said: ‘Colleague C has an extreme phobia of snakes and was not made aware of the visit.’
Miss Evans, who worked at the school for 22 years, also allegedly called senior staff ‘dumb and dumber’ as they entered a room.
The hearing was told she failed to mark books correctly – using phrases like ‘wicked dude’ and ‘love it babes’ – before being dismissed in April 2015.
Presenting officer Hannah Eales said the allegations related to ‘bullying behaviour and sexually motivated actions’.
Miss Evans is accused of failing to follow management instructions, behaving unacceptably towards colleagues and making inappropriate comments.
Miss Evans is facing eight allegations – including failing to follow management instructions, behaving unacceptably towards colleagues and making inappropriate comments.
She is also accused of providing inaccurate information in school reports, behaving in a sexually-motivated way to a colleague, and being ‘dishonest’ in her monitoring of pupils.
Miss Evans won a case for wrongful dismissal at a lengthy employment tribunal but is now facing disciplinary action from the professional body and could face being banned from teaching.
The Education Workforce Council hearing in Cardiff continues without Miss Evans, who initially declined to attend.
At her home today she said: ‘There have been lots of staff leaving the school in recent years because of new management.’
‘I am seeking legal advice so I can respond to what has been said at the hearing.
‘I used all of my money on legal fees for the tribunal which is why I did not have representation for the Fitness to Practice hearing.
‘I am trying to put the discussions at the hearing on hold so that I have the chance to respond to the allegations against me.’