A private school teacher in Melbourne's north-east has been charged by police after his colleague allegedly found child pornography images on a school computer.
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The teacher from Catholic Ladies College in Eltham was arrested and charged late last week after the inappropriate material was discovered by another member of staff.
Detectives from the Banyule crime investigation unit charged a 30-year-old Hillside man with one count of knowingly possessing child pornography, a police spokeswoman said.
In a letter sent to parents on Monday evening, principal Stephanie Evans said she contacted police as soon as the matter was drawn to her attention.
The teacher was immediately suspended from work.
"The staff member was also immediately removed from contact with students and suspended in line with our obligations to our school community and also under the Reportable Conduct Scheme," Ms Evans wrote.
"The care, safety and wellbeing of students at CLC is a central and fundamental tenet of the college.
"We have stringent polices and procedures in place to protect the safety of all our students in addition to mandated state government requirements."
The matter has also been referred to the Commission for Children and Young People and Victorian Institute of Teachers.
The teacher was reportedly bailed to face Heidelberg Magistrates Court on April 2.
