The stressed teacher soon began to suffer from rashes and lose her hair from the stress, going on sick leave for two months after three weeks in her new role.
But just a day after returning to work, the teacher pulled
her car over onto the hard shoulder of the M62 on the Rakewell Viaduct on the morning of February 26, clambered onto the barrier and jumped 140 feet to her death.
Coroner Lisa Hashimi recorded a verdict of suicide and said whilst she accepted the school had not made ”major errors”, senior colleagues had ”too high expectations” of Miss Bold.
She said: “Laurian had been a teacher for approximately nine years and was quite clearly an intelligent, capable young woman who was competent and well respected by both her colleagues and pupils.
“I am satisfied that work-related stress and the temporary promotion triggered the stress and anxiety at this time. The school did have high expectations, perhaps too high.”
The inquest heard that the young woman had even worked from home while on sick leave – something Ms Hashimi said the school would have been aware of.
She said: “I cannot accept that the school were unaware that Laurian was working at home while out sick.
“It should and would have been obvious and I do not accept the explanation from the head teacher that some staff prefer to retain work while still off sick – as that was not the case with Laurian.
“She was attending long term absence meetings with an illness which was related to working.
“Her father dropped pupils’ books off and Laurian was asked to enter their marks onto a spreadsheet.
“That would have added to her anxiety. Others would have been able to step into the breach despite the difficulties that it posed.”
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