Violence row head suspended again

Vic Ross has been banned from contacting the school's head teacher

A depute head whose husband alleged pupils at her primary were violent has been suspended for a second time

Linda Ross was transferred from Sidlaw View Primary to Longhaugh after the claims of children attacking teachers.

A sheriff has also banned her husband, Vic Ross, from contacting the head teacher at Longhaugh, in Dundee.

Neither the city council nor Mr Ross would comment on why this latest situation had arisen, but Mr Ross said he would also be taking legal action.

Mrs Ross was first suspended after her husband went to the media in September claiming teachers at Sidlaw View were attacked daily by pupils or their parents, staff had not had proper training to deal with violence and that known drug users were found in the school.

An independent review found many of the claims were exaggerated, but in February Mrs Ross was told she could keep her depute head post, but she would have to switch schools.

However, on Thursday the council issued the following statement:

"Dundee City Council has today (Thursday) been granted interim interdict at Dundee Sheriff Court in order to protect a member of staff.

The first thing I'm going to do is reverse it [the interdict] because I've been receiving the same phone calls from this head teacher involved in Longhaugh Vic Ross

"The interdict prevents Mr Victor Ross of Carnoustie from approaching, speaking to or communicating in any way (whether by telephone, writing, by electronic communication or otherwise) with Gerard Munro, headteacher, Longhaugh Primary School, Fintry Terrace, Dundee.

"Today (Thursday) the city council also suspended Mrs Linda Ross, depute head teacher at Longhaugh Primary School, to enable an investigation to be undertaken."

The statement continued that further issues arising at Longhaugh had led to the current suspension.

Mr Ross said: "The first thing I'm going to do is reverse it [the interdict] because I've been receiving the same phone calls from this headteacher involved in Longhaugh."

Mr and Mrs Ross were unwilling to say any more until legal advice had been sought.