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Teaching Assistant Banned for Shocking False Military Claims

12/10/2025

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Scott John Trigg-Turner, a teaching assistant in Newport, South Wales, was banned from schools for two years after making false claims to students.
Trigg-Turner told a year eight class he killed more than 250 people as a military sniper and served in the US Marines under the codename "Kill Switch."
The Education Workforce Council Wales ruled his lies indicated attitudinal issues and imposed a two-year ban.

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Scott John Trigg-Turner, a teaching assistant in Newport, South Wales, was banned from schools for two years after making false claims to students.
Trigg-Turner told a year eight class he killed more than 250 people as a military sniper and served in the US Marines under the codename "Kill Switch."
The Education Workforce Council Wales ruled his lies indicated attitudinal issues and imposed a two-year ban.