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# Nonce of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1452/
- Published: 2026-04-10T18:30:01.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-10T18:30:00.000Z
- Description: The New Zealand Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal has censured Hamilton teacher Grant Daniel Spicer for serious misconduct and ordered that his register entry be annotated for two years.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> A primary school teacher told an 11-year-old pupil “you should come, like, see me” during a series of persistent late-night [TikTok](https://www.stuff.co.nz/topics/tiktok?ref=goodoil.news) messages that left two children feeling “sick to the stomach”.  
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> The New Zealand Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal has censured [Hamilton](https://www.stuff.co.nz/topics/hamilton?ref=goodoil.news) teacher Grant Daniel Spicer for serious misconduct and ordered that his register entry be annotated for two years.  
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> The tribunal also directed the Teaching Council to impose conditions on any future practising certificate Spicer might hold, including a requirement to complete a professional development course on maintaining boundaries.  
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> Spicer, who was the head of ICT and the lead teacher for the digital curriculum at Rototuna Primary School, began messaging one 11-year-old student – referred to as Student A in the tribunal’s findings – around 9pm on July 7, 2023\. During the exchange, he complimented the girl’s outfit and asked what time she was going to sleep.  
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