Head 'held autistic boy against wall' [Independent.ie]
- Published: 26 July 2011
A headmaster has resigned after being accused of manhandling an autistic pupil despite receiving the support of parents at the school including the boy’s mother and father.
James Gallogly, the head of St Benedict's Catholic Primary school in Wilmslow, Cheshire, quit after his "discipline methods" were questioned.
It was claimed that Mr Gallogly, 45, grabbed the eight year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and pinned him against the wall in the classroom last January.
The youngster, who has autism, has a history of behaviour issues at school and was later excluded for allegedly spitting and biting a teacher and throwing a chair at staff.
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