A teacher who was subjected to gay taunts from pupils has lost his sexuality harassment claim.
James Campbell from Grangemouth said he was forced to retire after being subjected to homophobic abuse, even though he is straight and married.
The 62-year-old told a tribunal in Glasgow that Falkirk Council were responsible for the pupils as they were "employees" of Denny High School. However, that argument was rejected by employment judge Robert Gall.
Judge Gall said: "The tribunal was satisfied that after applying tests to the status of pupils they were not employees.
"Unruly pupils and disciplinary issues are such that it is impossible to eradicate them altogether."
The former teacher, who was seeking a sexual orientation harassment action against Falkirk Council, went off sick from work in February 2007, suffering from stress and anxiety. He retired in August that year.
He told the tribunal: "Before this I enjoyed doing things for kids. I was involved with youth clubs, the Boys Brigade and football teams and I loved my job.
"But now when I see kids I expect the worst of them and think that they'll treat me the same way I was treated at Denny High School.
"I have bad dreams about kids abusing me and me chasing after them."
Mr Campbell claimed that pupils often called him "gay" or a "p**f" and shouted indecent comments at him as he walked along the school corridors.
He said: "They would also write 'Campbell's gay' or other obscenities on the wall outside my classroom.
"In my view it's worse because I'm not gay and I was very angry and upset."
Mr Campbell told the court he filled in 56 abuse forms and wrote 37 complaint letters to the school's headmaster. However, he said the majority were ignored and the abuse never stopped.
But Judge Gall said: "The respondents did take steps to try to prevent the harassment."
Mr Campbell previously lost a disability discrimination claim against the council after he complained that pupils had made fun of his baldness.
An unfair dismissal claim was also refused after he claimed that he was forced to retire due to unruly students.
