A supply teacher who banned the word 'banter' in his classroom because it 'encouraged bullying' has left his job - and says he feels like he was 'forced out'.
Mike Stuchbery, 35, stepped down from Lynn Grove High School in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, [UK] after claiming his teaching agency phoned him to say his services were 'no longer required'.
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'Banter, once a term that was used to signify "light-hearted joking, a gentle ribbing of a friend", now seems to be a catch-all term for any sort of off-colour or inappropriate behaviour,' he wrote.
'If I catch somebody nicking someone’s pencilcase, calling another student a derogatory name or thumping them on the back, nine times out of ten I’ll be met with a "Siiiiir, it’s just bantaaaaaaaah!"'.
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TV shows such as The Inbetweeners and Bad Education have spawned catchphrases such as 'Bantanamo Bay', 'Archbishop of Banterbury' and 'Bantom of the Opera'
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