A MAN carrying out a campaign of vile abuse against a primary school and its headteacher breached his latest restraining order within weeks of it being imposed.

Despite disregarding the order almost immediately he walked away from court with a £120 fine.

David Lawrence is banned from contacting Suzanne Bliss or Walton Primary School following a long running dispute.

Yesterday, at Colchester Magistrates' Court, Lawrence admitted one count of harassment through the breach.

Lawrence, 44, of Oakwood Avenue, is banned from contacting her or the school.

He has made a series of lurid, false and unsubstantiated allegations against Ms Bliss and others connected to the school in the past.

On June 16 a restraining order was imposed.

On July 6 he contacted the school.

Stephen Sparkes, prosecuting, said: "Police were called by the headteacher at Walton Primary School.

"He was posting on Facebook and tagged the school in that post.

"Suzanne Bliss, the headteacher, is the administrator.

"There is a restraining order preventing him from posting on the school Facebook site or having any contact with her."

Lawrence admitted tagging them in a post which stated "when the truth comes out you are ******".

In December Lawrence made death threats against Ms Bliss.

He made accusations on three occasions in two days via Facebook and e-mail.

When police were called and an officer went to see him. Lawrence assaulted the officer.

In February he appeared at court and admitted assaulting the officer and sending offensive messages.

He was given a community order.

In May Lawrence again made vile allegations and sent abusive messages on a social media site in reply to a message the school sent asking parents to be respectful of teachers.

He was charged again with sending grossly offensive messages and this time, when he appeared in court on June 16 the restraining order was imposed and a new community order was put in place.

Yesterday Gareth Hunter, mitigating, said: "He did breach it when he tagged the school but did not realise he was breaching it.

"He wants to apologise for this.

"He has realised now he will have to stop venting his anger by contacting the school."

He was ordered to pay the fine and £115 costs and charges.

Chairman of the bench Balbira Bal said: "While it was a single message the fact it was a school does not sit well with us.

"We accept you have been complying with your community order.

"You have done the unpaid hours and will deal with you by way of a fine.

"If there is a recurrence we will look at the whole of the situation."

The restraining order issued in June was his second restraining order.

He has breached both.