Megan Stammers: parents of missing teacher fear he may 'flip' Last night the police released CCTV images of the pair holding hands on board a ferry from Dover to Calais on Thursday evening last week. Sussex Police Chief Inspector Jason Tingley said: "We are releasing this photo to show Megan and Jeremy's appearance at the time they travelled to France as we believe it will improve the public's ability to recognise the pair together. Although they entered France, it is possible that they are elsewhere now. Therefore our objectives are to identify where they are and for them to contact us so we can bring Megan home safely. It is thought the relationship may have begun when Megan began having private maths tuition with Mr Forrest, who also a musician and songwriter. Friends of the schoolgirl said they became concerned in February when the pair were spotted holding hands on a flight on the way back from a school trip to Los Angeles. But despite the school, the County Council and the police all being aware of concerns over the relationship prior to their disappearance, Megan's parents were not informed of the situation. Her stepmother Tracy Stammers, 41, said she had no idea that her daughter was involved with one of the teachers or that the school was investigating. She said: "It's all very, very new to us. We just want her back we want her back safe. All I can say is I hope these things are looked into. We were not aware of anything until it came out in the press. We were quite shocked. Mrs Stammers also said she feared that Mr Forrest might do something "stupid" as the net closed in on them. She said: "I don't know, I don't want to frighten him so he does something stupid we want her back, our lives back. We are empty and just miss her. The pain inside me is saying anyone that does anything wrong with a kid should not be anywhere near kids. A spokesman for East Sussex County Council said: "The school and the county council had been addressing and investigating concerns that had been raised, in line with procedure, when this happened. That investigation will continue and we will decide what action to take. Jeremy Forrest, 30 A spokesman for Sussex Police also confirmed that they had been made aware of concerns over the relationship between Mr Forrest and one of his pupils last week. This is the third time in as many years that the school has been caught up in a scandal. In February 2009, teacher Robert Healy, then aged 27, was jailed for seven years after admitting grooming two pupils aged 15 and 16 and having sex with them. Lewes Crown Court heard how Healy had groomed both girls on the social networking site Bebo and had received informal warnings from staff at the school about his inappropriate relationship with them. East Sussex County Council said he had been suspended as soon as the allegations had come to light, but the parent of one 12-year-old said at the time that she only learned of Healy's arrest when she read about the court case in the local newspaper. Earlier this year it also emerged that a retired priest had been allowed to remain a governor at the school for more than a year after child sex allegations against him came to light. :: Police have asked the pair, or anyone else with information, to call them on +44 1273 475 432 or text +44 7786 208 090.