A science teacher has been permanently banned from teaching after exchanging inappropriate communications with a 15-year-old student.

According to disciplinary proceedings, the teacher sent over 2,000 emails to the minor student. The communications included content deemed inappropriate for a teacher-student relationship.

Among the concerning behavior detailed in the case, the teacher sent images from his bedroom and made references to hypothetical meetings in inappropriate settings, including asking what might occur if they encountered each other in a sauna.

The case was processed through the teaching standards authority, which imposed the lifetime ban from classroom teaching. Such bans typically follow serious breaches of professional conduct that put students at risk.

The decision reflects the education sector's zero-tolerance approach to inappropriate relationships between teachers and students, particularly those involving minors. Professional teaching standards require educators to maintain appropriate boundaries with all students.