'My dad f****** owns your a**': Teacher who launched a foul mouthed attack at bouncers is suspended by her primary school while it investigates her drunken behaviour

  • Emily Higgins verbally attacked doorstaff at Geisha bar in Birmingham
  • She called the bouncers 't****' after they refused to let her in the bar 
  • Miss Higgins placed on leave by St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School

By Alex Matthews For Mailonline

Published: 13:28 GMT, 6 November 2016 | Updated: 14:56 GMT, 6 November 2016

A teacher who launched a foul-mouthed attack at bouncers has been suspended by her primary school while it investigates her drunken behaviour.

Footage of Emily Higgins yelling at doorstaff 'my dad owns your f****** a**' before calling them 't***', outside the Geisha cocktail bar in The Cube, Birmingham, went viral when it was shared online in August.

It has now been revealed that her job lies in the balance, as bosses investigate the unpleasant incident.

Pictured: Primary school teacher Emily Higgins verbally abuses a doorman outside the Geisha cocktail bar in The Cube, Birmingham

St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School in Smethwick, West Midlands, has placed the year two teacher on leave, with a substitute taking her post for the 'foreseeable future'.

A witness filmed Miss Higgins outside the bar and the clip was brought to the school's attention after parents recognised her.

In the video she is seen in an inebriated state and repeatedly confronting doorstaff, while trying to force her way past them and into the bar.

She is also heard calling out for her father and suggests that he has some form of connection to the bar.

Her friends try to calm her down and ask her to leave the bouncers alone, but she ignores their pleas.  

St Gregory's headteacher Krystyna Bickley said the school were taking the matter very seriously.

Pictured: Miss Higgins is ushered away from the bar as she argues with door staff

She wrote in the letter: 'As a school community with a strong Catholic faith, our ethos and code of conduct defines us.

'With this is mind you may be aware that a member of staff has been the focus of both social media and media attention over the last few weeks.

'The school's name and reputation has been compromised and this is something myself and the Academy Committee take very seriously.

'Please be assured that a full investigation is taking place into this matter.' 

Miss Higgins (pictured) has been placed on leave by St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School

However, parents have less than impressed with the way the incident has been dealt with by the school.

One parent said: 'It's been handled appallingly. We haven't been told anything.

'We got a letter on September 1 but haven't been told anything since.

'All the parents received a text message that day telling them to check the online intranet, where there was a letter from the headteacher.' 

 

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