Cranbrook school principal resigns over allegations he knew about teacher’s ‘extremely concerning past conduct’

School council says Nicholas Sampson resigned following an irrevocable breakdown of trust'

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The headteacher of the prestigious Cranbrook school in Sydney has resigned after it emerged he allegedly knew one of his teachers had engaged in extremely concerning past conduct" and kept him in his position.

An emergency meeting of the school council was held on Thursday to investigate Nicholas Sampson's response to the incident.