Cranbrook bombshell: Headmaster Nicholas Sampson quits as principal of one of Australia’s most prestigious schools after ABC Four Corners program

The principal of one of Australia’s most prestigious schools, Cranbrook, has resigned, five days after a TV special aired on the private school’s culture.

Nicholas Sampson resigned after an “irrevocable breach of trust” with the school council, the ABC reported on Friday morning.

Among the revelations aired this week, a female teacher was the victim of an attempted blackmail by a male student, who demanded she send him nude photos.

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