I have followed this with interest and am definitely no expert but I think the following is clear to me:
1) teachers are in a positionif trust and are role models to our impressionable children. 2) people in a position of trust should not abuse that trust 3) it would appear that ms shutter breached this trust by missapropriating and misusing public funds that were entrusted to her as head mistress. As such she has breached the standards that are expected of someone in a headmistress role and hence is unfit to perform this job.

Like I said I am no expert and am only going on what I have read in the press but it seems quite straight forward to me.

I am surprised that she has not been banned from working in a position like this if what has been reported is even half true surely someone should be taking proper action.

#39: D - I'm not an expert but

that's the point proper action was taken in the courts last year and they knew the same info as they do now.  True, Mrs Shuter has been no saint, several years ago though that does not make a difference but if she had obviously commited fraud wouldn't the courts have given her some kind of sentence? The truth is no-one actually really knows the Whole truth except the headteacher herself and the original Courts that DISMISSED her so that she could be reinstated in her old school where all the trouble took place!!! Now think about your children.  Who will replace actually a fantastic Super Head with a Proven track record?  Who is now going to find the good teachers out there which she had lined up for us to come in and teach our children?  Look at the whole picture.  When Osted came in the only really decent comment was about Mrs Shuter and what she has and was going to do to improve the school, and in a relatively short timeframe too.  It's a shame it has come to what I understand is almost a slagging match.  Everyone concerned here remember, we are all entitled to our views and differences. Noone is better or knows best so calm down and have a rational debate.