Female teacher, 46, at $20,000-a-year private school is banned from classrooms after sending texts to Year 6 students with the sign off 'love u'
- Liza Richardson, 46, was banned from teaching for two years on Wednesday
- The woman taught at co-ed boarding school Wesley College in South Perth
- An investigation found she sent inappropriate messages to two Year 6 students
A Western Australian boarding school teacher has been suspended for two years after she was caught sending 'inappropriate' and 'personal' messages to Year 6 students.
Liza Richardson, 46, was disqualified from her teaching position at the $20,000-a-year co-ed Wesley College, in South Perth, on Wednesday.
The teacher was under investigation for misconduct after she was accused of messaging young students outside of school hours.
A Perth private school teacher was banned from teaching for two years after she was caught sending inappropriate text messages to Year 6 students (stock image)
A State Administrative Tribunal found Ms Richardson had sent 'personal' and 'emotive' messages to children that were not related to school, the West Australian reported.
'This included sending and receiving communications such as "I love you", "love u" "love you too",' the tribunal heard.
The clandestine messages only came to light in October 2017, when a parent found the teacher had been in contact with two Year 6 students during school holidays.
The parent then complained to the school which launched an investigation that uncovered additional messages sent by the teacher on email and Instagram.
When addressing the claims to the Teachers' Registration Board, Ms Richardson said she had 'a lot of love to give' to her students since she doesn't have any children of her own.
The tribunal ruled she be banned from the classroom for two years.
Liza Richardson had worked at coed boarding school Wesley College, in South Perth (pictured)
