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Victorian teacher who faked qualifications for decades was ‘outstanding’ educator, leading Australian scientist says
One of Australia’s pre-eminent scientists who has helped steer the nation through the coronavirus pandemic has told a court that one of her former teachers was an “outstanding” educator, even though he faked his qualifications for decades.
Key points:
- Neil Lennie spent nearly a quarter of a decade as a teacher, despite having no formal qualifications
- Former student and current Doherty Institute director Sharon Lewin says he was an “outstanding” teacher
- His lawyers and the prosecution have asked for Mr Lennie to be fined over the deception
Neil Lennie, 72, has pleaded guilty to four deception charges in the County Court of Victoria after investigators uncovered his scam at some of Melbourne’s most prestigious schools, including Mount Scopus…
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