Religious education teacher who told pupils that Hitler wasn't all that bad struck off

A teacher who told pupils that Hitler wasn’t all that bad has been struck off. David McNally, a religious education supply teacher at Kilwinning Academy in Ayrshire, was found unfit to teach after he admitted all seven charges against him. McNally made a string of offensive remarks to pupils at the school in November last year, including: “Hitler wasn’t all bad, he killed the Jews, the gays and disabled.”



He also asked pupils: “Are you a jakey?” and: “Did you have sex at the weekend?” On another occasion, McNally told S3 pupils: “I didn’t want to be a teacher. I would have rather been a prison warden or a child abuser.” And he also boasted: “I love my mobile phone because I can sit and watch porn on it.”

Paul Reid, for the General Teaching Council Scotland, described the remarks as “offensive, inappropriate” and said they caused “distress” to both parents and pupils. McNally was not present or represented but sent a letter to the GTCS in which he admitted all the charges. Mr Reid told the hearing in Edinburgh: “These comments were not said outside his workplace but were said in a classroom. He did admit making these remarks, in his notice of defence he tries to dilute the effects of his remarks.



“I advise the panel to take a dim view of the man’s behaviour. In my opinion he is not fit to teach children.” Panel chairman Donald MacKay said: “Mr McNally has admitted the facts made against him. The panel has therefore found the facts proven. He has admitted that he is impaired and is unfit to teach. The panel has decided he is unfit to teach, and he will be removed from the register. He can appeal the decision if he chooses too.”