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A PE teacher accused of having sex with a pupil after a boozy prom claimed her drink had been "spiked" and she could not have sex because she was on her period.

Melissa Tweedie, who claims she went to a Premier Inn hotel to check pupils were not taking drugs, may never be able to teach again after a pupil claimed he had sex with her after his school prom at Glasgow's SWG3 warehouse in June 2017.

The 27-year-old, who now works as a yoga teacher in Dubai, is also alleged to have danced inappropriately with pupils from Gleniffer High School in Paisley, Renfrewshire.

Colleagues said Miss Tweedie was 'shimmying up and down' the 18-year-old pupil at the event before allegedly being found in bed with the pupil at a nearby Premier Inn.

Education manager for Renfrewshire Council Susan Bell, who investigated the claims at the time, told the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) today that Miss Tweedie believed "her drink had been spiked" and she could not have sex as it was her "time of the month".

A statement from Miss Tweedie at the time read: "I saw what appeared to be a bag of cocaine waved in my face, it was highly alarming and that is why I did not go home with my flatmate.

"I should have walked back to tell the other staff and I should have called the police.

"Pupils were saying 'Miss, come upstairs for a drink, it'll only be one.' I was given one glass of Echo Falls white wine by a girl.

"The next part that is clear is jolting up in the bed, I can't see any face in my memory but I woke up and said what are you doing here?"

Miss Bell later told the GTCS panel: "I do believe she was very remorseful, she was upset during the hearing, it is a horrible position for anyone to find themselves in, I do believe she regretted what happened.

"She didn't feel she had been inappropriate at the prom, others didn't agree but my understanding was that she felt she had been behaving appropriately.

"When she mentioned the drugs it was totally out of left field, nobody else had mentioned that, I was knocked sideways and had to think on my feet how to move.

"I thought it sounded ludicrous and I had to consider all the facts and that is what I was doing."

"She was upset and embarrassed but she denied having sex, it was a matter of fact denial. It was an adamant denial."

Miss Tweedie faces being struck off the register by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) following the allegations.

Former headteacher David Nicholls said an 'alarmed' pupil called him at 2am saying Miss Tweedie was in the hotel with a pupil.

The now-retired head drove to a Premier Inn in Glasgow to track down Miss Tweedie, who was 23 at the time, but was not allowed past the foyer.

He said he finally managed to reach Miss Tweedie on the phone who told him she was at home.

The pupil, known only as Pupil A said on Monday: "I did not invite Miss Tweedie to the hotel.

"I don't know how she got there. Me and Miss Tweedie were the only two left in the room.

"We kissed, no one initiated it. We went downstairs and had sex in my room. She stayed the night and we both left at eight.

"I feel really sorry for Miss Tweedie, I had already handed in my leavers form. In my eyes it wasn't a student event."

Police Scotland found that no criminality had taken place.

The hearing continues.

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