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Obviously a teenage student having an affair with a teacher would be seen as being against the law - a breach of a position of trust - but does anyone know how this extends to other people that work at the school, such as a canteen worker or a janitor/caretaker?
Said student is 16, the legal age for sex in the UK, where my story is set, but I don't know how "forbidden" her relationship would be outside of it being with an older man in terms of how the law sees it.
I've looked up the relevant law, which seems to be the Sexual Offences (Amendments) Act 2000 and the Sexual Offences Act 2003, which states:
"This subsection applies if A looks after persons under 18 who are receiving education at an educational institution and B is receiving, and A is not receiving, education at that institution."
In terms of my story, B would be my 16 year old student and A a member of staff who is not a teacher.
There doesn't seem to be much precedent for relationships involving a student and a non-teacher staff member, at least not that I can find news articles on online, but if there's anyone a bit more familiar with interpreting laws than I am and could tell me whether my janitor character would fall under "looks after" category it would be appreciated. I'm leaning towards it meaning that he would be guilty of breaking the law by having a relationship with the student, but I'm not 100%.
Said student is 16, the legal age for sex in the UK, where my story is set, but I don't know how "forbidden" her relationship would be outside of it being with an older man in terms of how the law sees it.
I've looked up the relevant law, which seems to be the Sexual Offences (Amendments) Act 2000 and the Sexual Offences Act 2003, which states:
"This subsection applies if A looks after persons under 18 who are receiving education at an educational institution and B is receiving, and A is not receiving, education at that institution."
In terms of my story, B would be my 16 year old student and A a member of staff who is not a teacher.
There doesn't seem to be much precedent for relationships involving a student and a non-teacher staff member, at least not that I can find news articles on online, but if there's anyone a bit more familiar with interpreting laws than I am and could tell me whether my janitor character would fall under "looks after" category it would be appreciated. I'm leaning towards it meaning that he would be guilty of breaking the law by having a relationship with the student, but I'm not 100%.