&quot;I think criminal charges were brought against the teacher.&quot;<p>People often complain that the risk assessments that schools in the UK have to do are overkill. However, things like this used to happen:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Cairngorm_Plateau_Disaster" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Cairngorm_Plateau_Disaster</a>