A sixth-form academy in north London has lost an employment tribunal because of its “failure to take on board” the complaints of a 71-year-old teacher about working in a classroom with no windows during Covid.
Lorraine Naidoo, a part-time English as a second language teacher, took the 16-19 Haringey Sixth Form College, to an employment tribunal over its actions in 2020.
Naidoo’s classrooms had no limit on the number of pupils to make sure they were social distanced and one had a window that wouldn’t open, a judgment published this week said.
She repeatedly raised her concerns because of her age, as older people were at higher risk of serious illness if infected with Covid-19.
