Nambour Christian College teacher Dalton Schloss denies having sex with female student, kissing her

A Queensland teacher is suing his former school for unfair dismissal, claiming in court documents that allegations that he had sex with a student in a classroom and kissed her at a school event are flagrantly false.

Dalton Schloss, a former year coordinator at Nambour Christian College in Queensland’s inland Sunshine Coast, said he was sacked in November as a result of an “unfair” investigation into the allegations.

He also claimed in court documents that allegations that he behaved in a “predatory” manner were false and were used as a cover-up to fire him for “annoying” his bosses by taking a period of extended parental leave and raising questions about Covid-19. . vaccination mandate.

Mr. Schloss is suing the school for compensation and reinstatement.

The school accused Mr. Schloss of having sex with a student in a classroom, texting her with a phone app that deleted text messages after 24 hours, and kissing her backstage at school, formal documents from federal court obtained by the aussie revealed.

He was also accused of taking the student on dates and meeting her outside of school hours, the documents revealed.

Schloss has vehemently denied the allegations and Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting that the allegations are true.

The student involved in the allegations was reportedly over the age of 18 at the time.

On December 14, 2021, nearly a year before the allegations were filed, Schloss met with his superiors to discuss leave options as he was unwilling to take a covid-19 vaccination, which was required at the time for Queensland teachers.

Unvaccinated school staff in Queensland have since been able to return to work after the mandate was lifted on June 30, 2022.

Chief executive Geoff van der Vliet told Schloss that he had no license available, which Schloss later found to be untrue, according to court documents.

On January 4, Mr. Schloss told the director that he was under “significant stress” and needed to take a period of parental leave to support his family due to his wife’s brain tumor and medical concerns for his newborn daughter. .

The court heard that Mr van der Vliet approved Mr Schloss’s license, but said it was “untimely”.

When Schloss resumed work on April 19, he said the executive team was “distant,” according to court documents.

Mr. Schloss denied the allegations of predatory behavior made against him by Nambour Christian College staff.

Then, on September 6, Mr. Schloss was notified that charges had been made against him.

The court heard that Schloss was fired from his position on November 1, nearly a month after the investigation concluded.

Mr. Schloss claimed in court documents that the school had used the “false, defamatory and false accusations of anonymous whistleblowers.”

He said the investigation into him was “lackluster” and designed to get him fired after he “disturbed” the school by “exercising his employment rights” to take leave, court documents revealed.

Their claim statement said the school had “predetermined the outcome and made a decision in connection with the matter without allowing [him] an opportunity to respond’.

Despite Mr. Schloss denying all of the claims, the school retained the Macpherson Kelley law firm to investigate the allegations.

Attorney Adam Foster found that the only substantiated claim was that Mr. Schloss had formed a “friendship” with the student and had met her regularly at school.

Schloss has continued to deny this claim, saying the lawyer had “put words in his mouth.”

Van der Vliet said the school had worked “in an open and transparent manner” with all parties, including the police and the fair labor commission.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Nambour Christian College and the Queensland Department of Education for comment.