A drama teacher accused of encouraging two teenagers to have sex in the back of his car has denied grooming the couple.
William Drury, 48, was driving the teenagers, a girl aged 16 and a boy aged 17, home from his house on Chester Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, when the pair had sex.
Drury is accused of encouraging school children to take part in sexual activity, inappropriately touching a teenage girl and making indecent photographs of teenage girls.
The jury at Leeds Crown Court heard that the married teacher did nothing to stop the teenagers from having sex in his car.
The court was also told that, on another occasion, he was aware the pair intended to have sex on school property and knew they were taking part in a sex act at the school.
Rob Mairs, prosecuting, said that Drury continued to meet the couple and discuss sexual matters after his suspension from the school.
He said: "What you did with these pupils was make it normal to discuss sex with them, to talk about their sex lives and talk about your sex life."
The barrister continued: "What you were doing, Mr Drury, was grooming them."
"No," the defendant replied.
Mr Mairs also told the court that an erotic short story about a teacher's physical relationship with a pupil was found on the defendant's computer after his arrest.