Thriller surrounds the sudden departure of a secondary college headteacher after 9 years within the submit.
St Robert of Newminster Catholic Faculty, in Washington, is now underneath new management after the exit of former headteacher Mr Dean Juric in January.
The change is believed to have taken place between January 21 and 31, with Mr Juric, who was appointed in September 2015, now not named on the varsity web site.
Letters to folks now affirm Chris Hammill as the varsity’s present govt headteacher, with Mr Juric’s welcome message on the web site now changed with one from Mr Hammill.
The information of Mr Juric’s departure has not been addressed by the Biddick Lane college or the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Training Belief (BWCET), who’ve each ignored repeated requests from The Northern Echo for remark.
Questions now stay over the explanation behind the sudden departure.
St Roberts is one in every of many faculties underneath the BWCET umbrella, with the belief partnering with 5 secondary colleges, one center college, one first college, and 41 main colleges throughout Durham, Sunderland, Gateshead, and Durham.
The varsity takes care of pupils aged 11-18, and has its personal sixth type.