Queensland principal suspended after alleged ‘unacceptable’ staff memos

A Queensland principal who sent allegedly racy emails to staff has been suspended, with his behaviour slammed as ‘unacceptable’ by Education Minister Grace Grace.

James Nash State School principal Jackson Dodd has been stood down.

A Gympie state school principal who allegedly sent racy, “inappropriate” videos in staff emails has been suspended.

James Nash State High School principal Jackson Dodd has been suspended after he allegedly sent a series of racy, school-themed videos in weekly staff memos.

One of the videos featured a clip of a topless young woman in her underwear which triggered complaints from teachers.

Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace said she fully supported the decision to suspend Mr Dodd while an investigation was carried out.

Ms Grace described the behaviour as “completely unacceptable”.

Stills from YouTube clips sent by a Queensland state high school principal to staff members in a weekly memo teachers say is inappropriate.

“The community and I rightly have high expectations of our principals, school leaders and staff,” Ms Grace said in a statement provided to The Courier-Mail.

“Anyone who thinks it’s appropriate to share material like this is deeply mistaken and will face consequences.

“It is an operational matter which I have raised directly with my director general, and I fully support the decision to suspend the principal while a thorough investigation is carried out.”

One of Mr Dodd’s memos, sent in February this year, contained a link to a YouTube video of the song (She‘s) Sexy and 17 by Stray Cats which has a film clip of a topless woman in underwear.

One of the James Nash teachers had last week described the memos as “unprofessional” and said they contained “offensive” material.