Headteacher jailed for harassment

A Norfolk headteacher has been jailed and handed a four-year stalking prevention order after he was found guilty of harassing a junior colleague.

Gregory Hill, aged 49, of Valley Way, Fakenham, appeared at Norwich Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Thursday 8 August 2024.

He was handed a 20 week prison sentence, a restraining order, and a stalking prevention order, both for four years.

He was also ordered to pay costs of £1,000 and a £128 surcharge.

It follows a trial last month where he was found guilty of one count of harassment between 12 March 2022 and 22 February 2023, and another count of resisting arrest on 6 March 2023.

Hill had pleaded not guilty to both counts.

During the trial, the court heard the victim joined Hill’s school in September 2021 as a newly qualified teacher. It was her first teaching job.

At first, Hill’s messages to the victim – which he sent from the school’s social media accounts - were work related but became personal from February 2022 onwards.

The victim told Hill she did not want a personal relationship with him, and he continued to harass her up until 19 February 2023 when she reported his behaviour to police.

Plain clothes officers arrived at Hill’s school to arrest him shortly before 9am on 6 March 2023.