A TEACHER caught moonlighting as a prostitute has been allowed to continue in the classroom.

Education Queensland bosses, fearful of an unfair dismissal claim, even helped her change her name and relocate to another school to protect her identity after asking her to quit her sex job. However, parents say the woman, in her 30s, is back working in the sex industry while continuing to teach at a government school by day. The claim was denied by Education Queensland, which said there was "no evidence" she was still working as a prostitute. The woman's secret second job was uncovered when another teacher visited a licensed brothel and later told other teachers about her. Sources told The Sunday Mail senior education bureaucrats were happy to turn a blind eye because she was considered such a good teacher. "She could not be fired because, technically, what she was doing was legal," an education insider said. "The Government would have been taken to the cleaners for unfair dismissal. "The department advised her there were some moral and ethical concerns about her working in the sex industry and asked her to quit her job as a prostitute. "She agreed and was transferred to a different school and changed her identity." It was understood she was also given a promotion at the new school. A "concerned teacher and parent" contacted The Sunday Mail this week saying the woman was back working at a brothel. The teacher had allegedly used the names Tiffany and Candy in her prostitute role. The brothel said it had no current record of a sex worker of that name, but a Tiffany had worked there last year. Efforts to contact the woman were blocked. The head of the school where she now works refused to confirm or deny a teacher was employed there with the first or second legal identity she used. A school web page listing teacher contact details was removed on Friday. The Government also declined to elaborate. "It is not appropriate for Education Queensland to comment on matters relating to any of its employees changing their name legally by deed poll," a spokesman said. "This is entirely a private matter for the individual employee." A source said the principal had raised the matter with staff. "There were some concerns because she was counselling students and supervising them on school trips," the source said. "This bloke from Education Queensland came to the school and told everyone not to say anything about it." The source said the woman left the school and colleagues were told she had been deregistered as a teacher. "We were happy with that situation . . . until we found out she was teaching at another school under a new name." Australian Family Association state vice-president Mark Holzworth said the Government had washed its hands of the matter but he urged it to take responsibility. "Teachers are role models and need to uphold standards the community expects," he said. "You cannot moonlight in something that has a community stench and not have some influence on regular life." Parents and Citizens Council of Queensland president Wanda Lambert said there was a fine line between what was morally right and legally right. "We would hope that every teacher who is standing in front of our children feels that they have a moral obligation to set an example," Ms Lambert said. But Queensland Adult Business Association spokesman Nick Inskip said there was a cross-section of society employed in the sex industry. "It is their personal life . . . it has no impact on what job they might be doing."