A primary school teacher who accused colleagues of 'blackphobia' after they complained they were too scared to use the word 'black' around her for fear of being called racist has won a discrimination claim.
Andrea Mairs was let go from her job of 20 years in 2022 after six of her fellow staff claimed her 'relentless complaining' about racial issues in the classroom left them feeling 'intimidated', an employment tribunal heard.
In one instance, Miss Mairs objected to a visiting magician referring to pupils as 'little monkeys' - which resulted in any reference to the word being banned from the school.