Teacher Who Faked Death Opens Dance School

Lara Simpson, a teacher who falsely claimed to have terminal leukaemia, deceived her colleagues and students for over two years, even staging her own death. She posed as family members to support her lies and attended school with various medical aids. After being spotted alive months later at a community event, it was revealed she continued teaching and now runs a dance school in Thurso, despite being struck off the teaching register. Colleagues expressed shock and anger at her continued involvement with children.

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