NSW high school principal investigated for historical child sex abuse after messages found on student’s Facebook account

Exclusive: Mother of former year 12 student discovered messages between teacher and her son after he died last year

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A New South Wales high school principal has been banned from interacting with students while police investigate a claim of alleged historical child sexual abuse of a student when he was 17 and she was in her late 40s.

Concern was raised when the student's mother discovered hundreds of messages between the pair dating back about a decade, when he was in year 12 and she was a deputy principal.

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