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News.com.au
6 days ago
- General
- News.com.au
Primary school worker fired for vile Snapchat messages to two 12yo's
A child support worker has been struck off after calling a young girl a 'sl*g' and a 'stupid fat w***e' over vile messages on Snapchat. Gillian Sorbie, 41, who previously worked at a primary school in Fife, Scotland, was removed from her job after sending the disgusting texts to two 12-year-olds between March and October 2023. She also offered to buy vapes and 'dish them out' to kids at the school – having used pupils' details to find them and add them on Snapchat, The Sun reported. In one of the shocking messages sent to the young girl, she told the pupil to 'go to f*****g hell' and even threatened to 'hurt her'. The messages were published following a hearing by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), unveiling the vile behaviour of the former school support worker. Sorbie sent messages which read: 'Go suck a f**k, that's what w****s do, so anytime you feel like it.' She also verbally abused the pupil further, telling her to 'go to f**king hell' and 'just you wait till tomorrow you stupid fat w***e'. Sorbie also threatened to hurt the same young girl, saying: 'F**k you, you're gonna hurt when I see you tomorrow.' She then went on to shockingly ask: 'Are you dead yet?' In messages to another 12-year-old student, Sorbie arranged to buy them a vape, the Daily Record reported. She wrote: 'I'm going to get yours in the shop round from me before I head down. 'Any particular type or flavour you want?' Sorbie also instructed the young child to get into her car before exchanging the vapes for cash. Telling the pupil about her plans over Snapchat, she wrote: 'What to do is, all of you give all the money to one person, then that person can jump in my car and I'll hand over all of the vapes and they can dish them out after I've gone. 'Don't want to be seen selling you vapes in public so gotta be subtle. xx'. Shockingly, Sorbie then joked that she couldn't 'have folk know' she was 'selling vapes to 11-year-olds'. She told the pupil that it has 'to be kept quiet' and also asked them how many other students wanted vapes. Sorbie was convicted of selling a nicotine product to a person under the age of 18 at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in September last year. During a hearing at the SSSC last week, a panel heard how the child support worker tried to delete the messages after the parent of one of the children attempted to save them. She ultimately failed in her bid to conceal any wrongdoing and was banned by the safety watchdog from working in social care indefinitely. 'Abusive and inappropriate content' The SSSC ruling on the case read: 'You provided two former pupils of the primary school where you worked with your contact details and then repeatedly contacted them both on a social media messaging application. 'This was further aggravated by the abusive and inappropriate content of the messages. 'You offered to sell nicotine vape devices to a child. This is an abuse of the trust placed in you by your employer and the parents of the children you were entrusted to care for.' It added: 'You attempted to delete messages as the parent of one of the children was trying to save them in an attempt to conceal your wrongdoing. 'A warning would not be appropriate as the behaviour is extremely serious and a warning would give no protection to service users or the public. 'A condition would not be appropriate because the type of behaviour at issue is not the type of behaviour which conditions would rectify.'
Sky News
7 days ago
- Health
- Sky News
Fife school support worker who boasted of 'selling vapes to 11-year-olds' struck off
A support worker who sent inappropriate messages to children on Snapchat and found herself in the dock for buying a vape for a 12-year-old has been struck off. Gillian Sorbie has been reprimanded by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) for using "abusive and threatening" language when messaging a 12-year-old girl and for offering to buy nicotine vapes for another schoolgirl and her friends. Sorbie's bad behaviour occurred while employed as a pupil support officer with Fife Council at a Glenrothes primary school and while registered as a support worker in a children's day care service Between 7 and 9 March 2023, she sent a raft of Snapchat messages to a 12-year-old girl. Many were littered with swear words, with other messages saying "love you too, s**gbag", "just you wait till tomorrow, stupid fat wh**e", and "try not to kill yourself while I'm gone". Between 1 September and 2 October 2023, she then sent messages to a second 12-year-old girl. Sorbie offered to buy a vape for the child, asking: "Any particular type or flavour you want?" She also offered to buy vapes for the girl's friends, and in one message sent an image of the electronic devices with the caption: "Vapes £13 each or two for £20. 4,000 puffs each. Amazing value. DM me if you want any." During one handover, Sorbie advised the girl to give the money to one person, who would then jump in her car for the delivery and "dish them out" after she was gone. Sorbie said it would have to "be subtle", adding: "Got to be kept quiet, though. I can't have folk (people) knowing I'm selling vapes to 11-year-olds lol." She later messaged: "I trust you gals not to rat me out." Sorbie, however, later found herself in the dock and was last September convicted at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court of selling a nicotine vape to a 12-year-old. Ruling Sorbie's fitness to practise impaired, the SSSC has this month issued a removal order to strike her name from the watchdog's children and young people's workforce register - which effectively bans her from working in the industry. The SSSC said Sorbie provided two former pupils of the primary school where you worked with her contact details and then "repeatedly contacted them both on a social media messaging application". It said her actions were "further aggravated" by the "abusive" content of the messages. "You offered to sell nicotine vape devices to a child. This is an abuse of the trust placed in you by your employer and the parents of the children you were entrusted to care for," it added. The watchdog said Sorbie's misconduct "risked damaging the mental and emotional health" of the girls, adding: "Your actions also risked causing a child physical and emotional harm as that child could become addicted to nicotine." The SSSC said Sorbie attempted to delete messages as a parent of one of the children was trying to save them in an "attempt to conceal" her wrongdoing. The watchdog said Sorbie had offered "no insight or apology" for her behaviour, and her engagement with its investigation had been "limited". The SSSC added: "We did not consider there were any factors in your favour." In conclusion, the watchdog said a removal order was the "most appropriate sanction" to maintain the "continuing trust and confidence in the social service profession and the SSSC as the regulator of the profession". The removal order came into effect on Saturday. Sharon McKenzie, head of HR at Fife Council, said: "As a responsible employer, we don't discuss the individual circumstances of any current or former employees."
Scottish Sun
7 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Primary school worker called girl, 12, ‘sl*g' and ‘stupid fat wh***' & offered to dish kids vapes in vile Snapchats
The support worker also threatened to 'hurt' the young girl in her shocking texts Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A CHILD support worker has been struck off after calling a young girl a "sl*g" and a "stupid fat wh***" over vile messages on Snapchat. Gillian Sorbie, 41, who previously worked at a primary school in Fife, Scotland, was removed from her job after sending the disgusting texts to two 12-year-old kids between March and October 2023. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up She also offered to buy vapes and "dish them out" to kids at the school - having used pupils' details to find and add them on Snapchat. In one of the shocking messages sent to the young girl, she told the pupil to "go to f**king hell" and even threatened to "hurt her". The messages were published following a hearing by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), unveiling the vile behaviour of the former school support worker. Sorbie sent messages which read: "Go suck a f**k, that's what wh***s do, so anytime you feel like it." She also verbally abused the pupil further, telling her to "go to f**king hell" and "just you wait till tomorrow you stupid fat wh***". Sorbie also threatened to hurt the same young girl, saying: "F**k you, you're gonna hurt when I see you tomorrow." She then went on to shockingly ask: "Are you dead yet?" In messages to another 12-year-old student, Sorbie arranged to buy them a vape, reports the Daily Record. She wrote: "I'm going to get yours in the shop round from me before I head down. "Any particular type or flavour you want?" Female teacher, 27, had 'sex with student in classroom' hours before arrest as '8-month relationship' exposed Sorbie also instructed the young child to get into her car before exchanging the vapes for cash. Telling the pupil about her plans over Snapchat, she wrote: "What to do is, all of you give all the money to one person, then that person can jump in my car and I'll hand over all of the vapes and they can dish them out after I've gone. "Don't want to be seen selling you vapes in public so gotta be subtle. xx". Shockingly, Sorbie then joked that she couldn't "have folk know" she was "selling vapes to 11-year-olds". She told the pupil that it has "to be kept quiet", and also asked them how many other students wanted vapes. Sorbie was convicted of selling a nicotine product to a person under the age of 18 at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in September last year. During a hearing at the SSSC last week, a panel heard how the child support worker tried to delete the messages after a parent of one of the children attempted to save them. She ultimately failed in her bid to conceal any wrongdoing and was banned by the safety watchdog from working in social care indefinitely. 'ABUSIVE AND INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT' The SSSC ruling on the case read: "You provided two former pupils of the primary school where you worked with your contact details and then repeatedly contacted them both on a social media messaging application. "This was further aggravated by the abusive and innappropriate content of the messages. "You offered to sell nicotine vape devices to a child. This is an abuse of the trust placed in you by your employer and the parents of the children you were entrusted to care for." It added: "You attempted to delete messages as the parent of one of the children was trying to save them in an attempt to conceal your wrongdoing. "A warning would not be appropriate as the behaviour is extremely serious and a warning would give no protection to service users or the public. "A condition would not be appropriate because the type of behaviour at issue is not the type of behaviour which conditions would rectify."
The Irish Sun
7 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Primary school worker called girl, 12, ‘sl*g' and ‘stupid fat wh***' & offered to dish kids vapes in vile Snapchats
A CHILD support worker has been struck off after calling a young girl a "sl*g" and a "stupid fat wh***" over vile messages on Snapchat. Gillian Sorbie, 41, who previously worked at a primary school in Advertisement She also offered to buy vapes and "dish them out" to kids at the school - having used pupils' details to find and add them on Snapchat. In one of the shocking messages sent to the young girl, she told the pupil to "go to f**king hell" and even threatened to "hurt her". The messages were published following a hearing by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), unveiling the vile behaviour of the former school support worker. Sorbie sent messages which read: "Go suck a f**k, that's what wh***s do, so anytime you feel like it." Advertisement Read More on UK News She also verbally abused the pupil further, telling her to "go to f**king hell" and "just you wait till tomorrow you stupid fat wh***". Sorbie also threatened to hurt the same young girl, saying: "F**k you, you're gonna hurt when I see you tomorrow." She then went on to shockingly ask: "Are you dead yet?" In messages to another 12-year-old student, Sorbie arranged to buy them a vape, reports the Advertisement Most read in The Sun She wrote: "I'm going to get yours in the shop round from me before I head down. "Any particular type or flavour you want?" Female teacher, 27, had 'sex with student in classroom' hours before arrest as '8-month relationship' exposed Sorbie also instructed the young child to get into her car before exchanging the vapes for cash. Telling the pupil about her plans over Snapchat, she wrote: "What to do is, all of you give all the money to one person, then that person can jump in my car and I'll hand over all of the vapes and they can dish them out after I've gone. Advertisement "Don't want to be seen selling you vapes in public so gotta be subtle. xx". Shockingly, Sorbie then joked that she couldn't "have folk know" she was "selling vapes to 11-year-olds". She told the pupil that it has "to be kept quiet", and also asked them how many other students wanted vapes. Sorbie was convicted of selling a nicotine product to a person under the age of 18 at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in September last year. Advertisement During a hearing at the SSSC last week, a panel heard how the child support worker tried to delete the messages after a parent of one of the children attempted to save them. She ultimately failed in her bid to conceal any wrongdoing and was banned by the safety watchdog from working in social care indefinitely. 'ABUSIVE AND INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT' The SSSC ruling on the case read: "You provided two former pupils of the primary school where you worked with your contact details and then repeatedly contacted them both on a social media messaging application. "This was further aggravated by the abusive and innappropriate content of the messages. Advertisement "You offered to sell It added: "You attempted to delete messages as the parent of one of the children was trying to save them in an attempt to conceal your wrongdoing. "A warning would not be appropriate as the behaviour is extremely serious and a warning would give no protection to service users or the public. "A condition would not be appropriate because the type of behaviour at issue is not the type of behaviour which conditions would rectify." Advertisement 1 Gillian Sorbie was convicted of selling a nicotine product to a person under the age of 18 at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in September last year Credit: Linkedin
The Sun
7 days ago
- General
- The Sun
Primary school worker called girl, 12, ‘sl*g' and ‘stupid fat wh***' & offered to dish kids vapes in vile Snapchats
A CHILD support worker has been struck off after calling a young girl a "sl*g" and a "stupid fat wh***" over vile messages on Snapchat. Gillian Sorbie, 41, who previously worked at a primary school in Fife, Scotland, was removed from her job after sending the disgusting texts to two 12-year-old kids between March and October 2023. She also offered to buy vapes and "dish them out" to kids at the school - having used pupils' details to find and add them on Snapchat. In one of the shocking messages sent to the young girl, she told the pupil to "go to f**king hell" and even threatened to "hurt her". The messages were published following a hearing by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), unveiling the vile behaviour of the former school support worker. Sorbie sent messages which read: "Go suck a f**k, that's what wh***s do, so anytime you feel like it." She also verbally abused the pupil further, telling her to "go to f**king hell" and "just you wait till tomorrow you stupid fat wh***". Sorbie also threatened to hurt the same young girl, saying: "F**k you, you're gonna hurt when I see you tomorrow." She then went on to shockingly ask: "Are you dead yet?" In messages to another 12-year-old student, Sorbie arranged to buy them a vape, reports the Daily Record. She wrote: "I'm going to get yours in the shop round from me before I head down. "Any particular type or flavour you want?" Female teacher, 27, had 'sex with student in classroom' hours before arrest as '8-month relationship' exposed Sorbie also instructed the young child to get into her car before exchanging the vapes for cash. Telling the pupil about her plans over Snapchat, she wrote: "What to do is, all of you give all the money to one person, then that person can jump in my car and I'll hand over all of the vapes and they can dish them out after I've gone. "Don't want to be seen selling you vapes in public so gotta be subtle. xx". Shockingly, Sorbie then joked that she couldn't "have folk know" she was "selling vapes to 11-year-olds". She told the pupil that it has "to be kept quiet", and also asked them how many other students wanted vapes. Sorbie was convicted of selling a nicotine product to a person under the age of 18 at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in September last year. During a hearing at the SSSC last week, a panel heard how the child support worker tried to delete the messages after a parent of one of the children attempted to save them. She ultimately failed in her bid to conceal any wrongdoing and was banned by the safety watchdog from working in social care indefinitely. 'ABUSIVE AND INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT' The SSSC ruling on the case read: "You provided two former pupils of the primary school where you worked with your contact details and then repeatedly contacted them both on a social media messaging application. "This was further aggravated by the abusive and innappropriate content of the messages. "You offered to sell nicotine vape devices to a child. This is an abuse of the trust placed in you by your employer and the parents of the children you were entrusted to care for." It added: "You attempted to delete messages as the parent of one of the children was trying to save them in an attempt to conceal your wrongdoing. "A warning would not be appropriate as the behaviour is extremely serious and a warning would give no protection to service users or the public. "A condition would not be appropriate because the type of behaviour at issue is not the type of behaviour which conditions would rectify." 1
