A main teacher would have attacked his deputy with a key for shocked students after they found after they reported an affair with the same female colleague.
Dr. John Felton, 54, is said to have overlooked the deputy head of Richard Pyke with the heavy tools during morning lessons, giving him serious injury.
The married father of three e-mailed the staff and apologized for what he was about to say: “I'm sorry for the need that the rest of today will bring.”
Emergency services were called to St Joseph's Catholic School and Sixth Form Center in Aberavon, South Wales, after the violent attack on Wednesday morning.
Dr. Felton was arrested on the spot on suspicion of assault. Pyke, 51, was taken to the hospital with non-lifferring injuries.
Pupils who have witnessed the violence are offered counseling and support through the local educational authority.
Some parents arrived to collect their children after receiving SMS messages about the attack and threatened to keep them off until they received guarantees about leadership in the school.
Others released their concern about the teachers who reportedly have sexual contacts at school, and added 'let alone that the senior teacher almost beats someone to death'.
It is understanding that the female teacher is not present at the time of the alleged key attack.
Dr. John Felton, 54, is said to have attacked his representative with a key for shocked students after they found it after they reported an affair with the same female colleague
Deputy head Richard Pyke (photo) was left with serious head injury after the alleged attack
The e -mail from Dr. Felton said: “Dear staff, the biggest mistake I made was to name ****** ******* in different roles.”
He continued: 'I'm sorry for the need that the rest of the day will bring. I'm sorry.
'You are good people and do great work for our community. See you, John. '
Dr. Felton was named head at the 900-pupil school in 2023 after he was head of mathematics there for 17 years.
A spokesperson for the police in Zuid -Wales said: 'We were called at 9.50 am for reports of an attack on St Joseph's Catholic Comprehensive School in Aberavon.
'A 51-year-old man was taken to the hospital, it is assumed that his injuries are not life threatening. A 54-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault.
“We are aware of local speculation about the nature of the attack, but we can confirm that there were no knives involved.”
Neath Port Talbot Council said that the support would be offered to students and staff affected by the violent attack.
Dr. Felton was named head at the 900-pupil school in 2023 after he was head of mathematics there for 17 years
A spokesperson said: 'We are aware of an incident that took place this morning at St Joseph's Catholic School and Sixth Form Center. The incident did not include students.
'The safety and well -being of our students and employees are our top priority and we work closely with the school to ensure that the right support is offered to anyone who is affected by this incident.
“The case is currently being investigated by the police and the school works completely with their questions.”
Labor MS for Aberavon, David Rees, said: 'This is a very sad situation for our community and my thoughts are currently with the person injured.
'I am sure that the local authority personnel and students who can be affected in the coming days and weeks will offer full support.
“It is important that the police and other relevant authorities are currently allowed to investigate the incident without any speculation.”
