Norman Closs-Parry denied all the allegations against him

Norman Closs-Parry, who was suspended and then retired from his post at Ysgol Merllyn in Bagillt, near Holywell, denied all the allegations.

Five teachers gave evidence against him at a General Teaching Council hearing.

Mr Closs-Parry said because of ill health he could not attend the hearing and would not appeal against findings of unacceptable professional conduct.

The teaching council's disciplinary committee also removed him from the register of teachers, and he will not be allowed to apply for his name to be restored for at least two years.

A sickness letter was submitted to the hearing on behalf of Mr Closs-Parry, who is in his early 60s.

After retiring for five-and-a-half hours, the committee found 23 allegations proved and eight not proved. He was found guilty of sexually harassing four women teachers and bullying four out of five teachers.

Committee chairman Richard Parry Jones said Mr Closs-Parry's behaviour was "incompatible with the standards expected of a registered teacher and was an abuse of his position".

"His actions were such that they could undermine public confidence in the teaching profession," he added.

'Losing his temper'

During two days of evidence, the panel heard that the allegations related to incidents between September 1999 and June 2004.

It was alleged that the former head teacher, who has since retired, bullied teachers, often shouting at them or losing his temper.

It was claimed he would often call teachers out of classrooms leaving the pupils unattended and he would undermine their confidence.

The panel also heard that some female teachers claimed he made inappropriate sexual comments and he would touch them in an inappropriate manner.

The teacher who made the original complaint told the panel that Mr Closs-Parry had, on several occasions, tried to put his arm around her and tried to kiss her. He also commented on the size of her breasts and said she was fat.

She told the hearing: "He's a misogynist, a bully, a complete control freak of every aspect of his staff's lives."

Another teacher told the panel about an incident in 2001 when a pupil would not stop dancing in class.

She alleged that Mr Closs-Parry came in, pulled out a knife and threatened to chop the child's legs off.

Summing up on Wednesday the presenting officer, Damian Phillips, said the evidence against Mr Closs-Parry was overwhelming and there was no reason to doubt the five teachers who had given evidence.

Mr Closs-Parry's solicitor Dylan Edwards said on Thursday that that it was not possible for him to attend a lengthy hearing due to angina and severe stress, and he could not work again.

Mr Edwards said because of the stress neither would he appeal.