Torgi Squire, known as Starboy Sobers online, was suspended by bosses after an allegation was made.
A star teacher at a top Scottish school who became a viral TikTok star has been suspended over claims of inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour towards a female pupil.
Torgi Squire, a Guidance teacher at Hyndland Secondary School, in Glasgow, was suspended by bosses after an allegation was made.
In August Squire, 44, from Glasgow, became a social media hit after his clip about Scotland’s bad weather went viral.
A source said: “Torgi Squire who has a large online following has now been suspended by the school after a complaint was made.
”The complaint was about inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour towards a female pupil.
”Everything has been kept hush-hush by the school.
”It’s not an ideal position to have a guidance teacher who is in a position of trust be the centre of such a complaint.”
Squire, who also teaches who teaches design and technology at the school, had posted a 33-second clip in which he joked that school term times should change to coincide with better summer weather.
Ending the video he wished followers “a belter of a day.”
But the video quickly went viral and garnered almost four million views and his account gained 200,000 new followers.
The body-builder and fitness fanatic describes himself as an “educator” and “online creator” and regularly posts about gym sessions.
Squires, who goes by the online name Starboy Sobers was also a finalist for the Health and Wellbeing Influencer of the Year at the Scottish Influencer Awards 2026.
HM Inspectors awarded Hyndland Secondary School an evaluation of excellent in November.
Based on the latest 2026 academic results, Hyndland Secondary School is ranked highly, appearing as the second-best school in Glasgow and as a top-performing council-run school in the city.
Head teacher Louise Edgerton, was also named Headteacher of the Year at the 2025 Tes Schools Awards in London.
A Glasgow City Council spokeswoman said: “We do not discuss individual members of staff.
“We have robust processes and procedures in place in all our schools to make sure that any allegation is dealt with in the appropriate way.”
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