Elite school headmaster resigns in the wake of damning exposé
The headmaster at an elite Sydney school has resigned after a damning exposé about historic toxicity and sexism within the school.
Cranbrook School headmaster Nicholas Sampson announced his resignation on Thursday night after an emergency meeting was called to discuss the serious allegations made by former staff members in an episode of Four Corners.
In the damning episode, former staffers shared their experiences of the "toxic boys's club" and systemic sexism in the school, which the female teachers allege was swept under the rug by the headmaster and his deputy.
In a statement to the school community on Friday morning, the council said, "The circumstances of the matter and subsequently Mr Sampson's failure to disclose the matter to the current School Council in the context of this week's ABC Four Corners broadcast, have led to an irrevocable breakdown of trust between the Headmaster and the School Council."
"The School Council communicated this to Mr Sampson and this morning received his resignation."
The council said it, "deeply regrets the distress to our students, our staff, our parents, our alumni and the broader Cranbrook family arising from the current circumstances".
Sampson's resignation comes after revelations he kept a teacher on staff after discovering he sent multiple graphic emails to a former female student.
The teacher in question was still working at Cranbrook this week and had recently been promoted. Cranbrook confirmed on Friday he is now on immediate leave pending an investigation.
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