A secondary school teacher who “chugged” a water bottle containing gin in her classroom before throwing up in a staff bathroom has been banned from the profession indefinitely.  Annika Kiran Kapur was suspended and subsequently sacked from Djanogly City Academy, Nottingham , in early 2025 after she was found to have consumed alcohol while teaching. A professional conduct panel heard from several witnesses who saw Ms Kapur slur her words and act in “an exaggerated manner”, which caused some pupils to ask whether she was drunk. One witness said that while intoxicated and complaining of how her students were not listening to her, Ms Kapur told her “this class terrifies me”. Ms Kapur said she had made a “grievous error” and “horrible mistake” and admitted that she was guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.…