A parents’ leader says he is “very happy” with Carnoustie High School, which is at the centre of an exam inquiry.
Alistair Crozier chairs the parent council at the school, where 11 out of 19 pupils have failed their Higher history exam.
Angus Council is investigating claims the pupils were not taught a topic that came up in the test.
Mr Crozier said he had spoken to head teacher Fraser Booth.
“He informed me that there was an investigation under way and I will wait to find out the result of that before commenting,” he said.
A source with knowledge of the school told The Courier that staff morale was low.
The person said: “It is fairly well known that people are unhappy with the way the school operates and it’s quite sad.”
Reacting to that claim, Mr Crozier said staff issues would not normally come before the pupil council.
He added: “On a personal note, we are very happy with the school. We have two children there they are happy and doing very well.”
Liberal Democrat councillor David May, a former teacher who sits on the council’s children and learning committee, said his concern was for the pupils who sat the Higher history exam, especially those who did well in the prelim but not in the actual exam.
He believed the council, the head of education and the director of children and learning were doing “entirely the right thing” by investigating the circumstances of the case and said he had every confidence that inquiry would be thorough.
The council has already indicated that it may ask the Scottish Qualifications Authority to re-mark the pupils’ papers, although there is no guarantee this will result in anyone’s grade being changed.
An SQA spokesman said: “As this is a local authority issue it’s not something SQA would comment on.”
The teacher who is understood to be at the heart of the investigation is no longer at Carnoustie High. Should the council’s inquiry put responsibility for the exam problems on his shoulders, it is possible that he would face disciplinary action and be reported to the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
Its fitness to teach panel has the power to strike off a teacher for misconduct or incompetence.
A GTCS spokesman said: “The local authority investigates an issue of this nature in the first instance.
“If it takes disciplinary action then it is required to inform GTCS. We would then conduct our own investigation if we felt it necessary.”
The Courier attempted to seek a comment from the teacher at his new school but was advised to contact the council press office.