AN attorney who has represented more than one educator on sex offence charges says those individuals, after being acquitted, have returned to the classroom, albeit at different institutions.

The prominent attorney, who spoke with the Jamaica Observer on condition of anonymity, said the situation holds true, “not just in the classroom, but in the workplace, generally”, as “no real background check is done”.

The attorney, in recounting personal experiences, said her own practice has brought her face to face with that reality, with one such case involving two teachers charged on child sex assault matters, one of whom she witnessed teaching at another school before his case was disposed of when she visited that institution for an unrelated matter.