Scottish teacher jailed for molesting two schoolboys.

A teacher who was convicted of sexual offences against two schoolboys has been jailed for three years.

Carol Ann White, 39, abused both boys while employed at two different North Lanarkshire primary schools.

A police investigation was launched when it was discovered she had been texting a 12-year-old boy during the first Covid-19 lockdown.

Their phones were analysed and a total of 1,185 messages had been exchanged over a three-week period.

White, from Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, had denied two charges of engaging in sexual activity with the boys between August 2018 and May 2020.

But jurors took just over an hour to find her guilty following a seven-day trial at Airdrie Sheriff Court.

They had been told that White asked the 12-year-old to touch himself intimately on FaceTime and sent revealing photos of herself.

In later interviews with police, the boy, who has special educational needs, revealed he had been kissed 50 times by her on the lips during a school trip to an outdoor activity centre near Oban, Argyll.

Sheriff Shankland said: “There is no sentence this court can impose which can in any way alleviate the harm you have caused to the children involved and the court wishes to commend the bravery of those children and their parents for the way they gave evidence.

“You have been convicted of a serious breach of trust and you have shown absolutely no remorse for these actions.

“The only appropriate sentence is one of imprisonment.”

Derek Brown, deputy chief executive of North Lanarkshire Council, said: “This has been an appalling abuse of trust by someone who exploited her position and carried out a targeted, predatory campaign to betray two vulnerable children who should have felt safe and supported in her care.

“Our thoughts are with the young people affected and their families.”