In 2025, the Offender Database recorded that 30-year-old maths teacher Lee Dixon was jailed for 19 months for taking sick upskirt photos of female pupils. Dixon—of Bellshill, Lanarkshire—was sentenced at Airdrie Sheriff Court after pleading guilty to voyeurism charges committed while teaching at Greenfaulds High School in Cumbernauld. It was reported that the investigation was triggered in March 2023 when a classmate of one of the victims noticed Dixon pointing his mobile phone camera at a girl’s underwear from beneath his desk.
The investigation established that Dixon targeted a 12-year-old girl before filming a 15-year-old pupil on two separate occasions in a different class. Airdrie Sheriff Court heard that incriminating footage was discovered on Dixon’s phone after police were called to the school. The prosecution reported that Dixon, a father of one, admitted that his despicable behaviour was a gross breach of the trust placed in him by both the school and the parents of his pupils.
Judicial Findings and Investigative Detail
The court reported that the horror felt by the young victims when the filming was discovered could only be imagined. Airdrie Sheriff Court heard that Dixon’s defence solicitor, John Kilcoyne, stated that the teacher’s wife had left him following the incident, though he had recently gained an HGV licence in hopes of finding work as a driver. The investigation established that despite being assessed as at low risk of reoffending, the nature of the breach of trust necessitated an immediate custodial sentence.
Sheriff Derek Livingston presided over the sentencing, telling Dixon there was absolutely no alternative to custody because he had abused his responsibility to look after and educate children. For his actions in Cumbernauld and Lanarkshire, Dixon was jailed for 19 months and placed on the sex offenders register for ten years. The judge noted that the teacher’s career was now over and ensured that authorities would be formally advised that he is unsuitable to work with children for the remainder of his life.
Status and Statutory Requirements
For the records reported in Lanarkshire, the status of Lee Dixon as of April 5, 2026, was as follows:
- Custodial Status: SERVING (19-month term; sentenced May 2025; currently incarcerated).
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active until 2035 (10-year term).
- Professional Status: Career as a teacher ended; barred from the PVG scheme.
- DBS Status: Placed on the Barring List (Indefinite ban on working with children).
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Voyeurism; Multiple counts).
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Airdrie Sheriff Court; investigated by Police Scotland.
- Criminal Record: Upskirt filming of 12 and 15-year-old pupils; Abuse of position at Greenfaulds High School; Caught by a student classmate.
- Origin: Bellshill, Lanarkshire (residence); Cumbernauld (offence location).
Monitoring and Public Protection
Dixon is managed as a registered sex offender within the Scottish prison estate and will remain a priority for the Police Scotland Public Protection Unit upon any eventual release. Due to the nature of his conduct—specifically using a mobile device to secretly film children in a classroom environment—his management is a priority. Authorities state that his transition into HGV driving will be monitored to ensure he has no unsupervised access to schools or areas where children congregate.
As a registered sex offender for ten years, the then 30-year-old’s details are permanently logged on the national police database. Authorities state that his inclusion on the sex offenders register involves strict notification requirements regarding his residence and any travel. Any attempt to return to a teaching environment, any unauthorized use of camera equipment in proximity to minors, or any breach of his post-release supervision will result in immediate arrest to ensure the ongoing safety of the public from his demonstrated pattern of voyeuristic abuse.
QUESTION – Given that the offender was caught by a fellow student rather than a staff member or software monitoring, do you believe that “Mobile Phone Bans” should be legally mandatory for all teachers while inside a classroom to prevent further voyeuristic attacks?
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