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Be(com)ing a teacher – Summer 2025 Share Download

➡ BCTC Professional Standards for BC Educators

➡ BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation searchable discipline database

➡ My MEd capstone paper, an analysis of 60+ Discipline Outcomes relating specifically to the “Inappropriate use of social media” topic.

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(Aug 5, 2025) Sexual assault conviction gets B.C. teacher 10-year ban from profession
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-teacher-convicted-of-sexual-assault-banned-from-profession-for-10-years/

The teacher was charged with one count of sexual assault in 2021 and suspended indefinitely roughly a month later after he informed the teacher regulation branch that he had been charged with a crime, the agreement said.
In 2023, Crawford was handed a conditional sentence of two years less a day, and one year of probation, the agreement said.
- “The trial judge stated in the reasons for sentence that Crawford’s ‘moral culpability’ and blameworthiness are indeed high,’ that he was ‘not genuinely remorseful,’ and that he made statements that blamed the victim for his offence,” according to the document.
An appeal of his conviction in 2025 was unsuccessful.
- There is a publication ban under section 486.4 of the Criminal Code of Canada in respect of the Conviction, which prohibits the publication, broadcast or transmission of any information that could identify a victim or witness.
The commissioner cited several factors explaining why a licence cancellation and 10-year ban were imposed.
- “Sexual assault is a serious matter that deprives another person of their bodily integrity,” the document said.
“Crawford is presently not a person of good moral character and otherwise fit and proper to work as a teacher in a position of trust and authority.”

Report: Southeast Kootenay – Standard [2]
(Aug 5, 2025) Shay Bernard Crawford

(Aug 6, 2025) B.C. teacher loses certificate after being charged with sexual assault
https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-teacher-loses-certificate-sexual-assault

Vancouver Island…issued a suspension for an inappropriate joke made while teaching, and an inappropriate relationship with a student.
In June 2022, Blouin was teaching French 8 when he had the students practice counting aloud from 1 to 100. Following each set of 10 numbers, Blouin would prompt the next set of numbers by asking “what’s next?”
- When the students counted 69, Blouin said “what’s next” followed by “mouthwash.” Blouin told officials he had intended this comment to an education assistant but that it was overheard by students.
In August 2022, another teacher and the school district reported Blouin [under section 38 of the Teachers Act] to the teacher regulation branch after it was found he had “failed to maintain appropriate professional boundaries” with a student.
- the District made a report to the Commissioner regarding Blouin, under section 16 of the School Act.the Commissioner ordered an investigation under section 47(1) of the Teachers Act
- the Commissioner considered these matters and determined to propose a consent resolution agreement to Blouin, in accordance with section 53(1)(a) of the Teachers Act.
Blouin acknowledged he had exchanged personal text messages with a student, communication that started during the school year and continued into the summer…Blouin invited the student into his home…the student asked Blouin to cut contact in late August. He later texted the student a few more times…
In October 2022, Blouin was disciplined by the district, issued a seven-day suspension without pay, and ordered to complete boundaries training. Blouin was later also handed a three-week suspension of his teaching certificate.

Report: Standards [1] [2]
(Aug 5, 2025) Eric Joseph Bernard Enreight Blouin

(July 9, 2025) Teacher in B.C. Interior suspended after telling girls he ‘was not a pedophile’: regulator
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-interior-teacher-suspension-1.7581318

Singling Out

a. Graham singled out Student A, a diverse learner, in front of Student A’s classmates, describing Student A using an unflattering term.
b. Graham singled out Student B, an Indigenous student, in front of Student B’s classmates, in a manner which was demeaning to Student B specifically and to Indigenous peoples generally.
- [District] required him to complete the following courses online: Four Seasons of Reconciliation through the First Nations University of Canada and the San’Yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program.

Touching

Graham told the girls that he was “not a pedophile” but that he might have to “grab them” to show them proper form or to spot them. Graham then told them that he had no attraction to them as he was 52 and they were 15.
Graham would periodically touch students to help them with their form or identify muscle groups they were working.
One day, as Student C was using the leg press machine, Graham gave a compliment about her legs. Student C reported feeling uncomfortable with Graham’s remark.

Report: “Interior” – Standards [1] [9]
(July 8, 2025) Todd Erin Graham

(July 12, 2025) B.C. teacher swore at student, failed to keep appropriate boundaries: regulator
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-teacher-suspended-for-swearing-at-student-failing-to-maintain-professional-boundaries/

Grade 10 students
- The friend group conflict
  - Via MS Teams
- The swearing incident
The District had previously issued Rissiat a letter of direction in 2023

Report: Surrey – Standards [1] [2]
(July 8, 2025) Hussan Ali Riasat

(June 24, 2025) B.C. teacher suspended over comments on ‘physical appearance’ of students
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-teacher-suspended-over-comments-on-physical-appearance-of-students/

inclusion teacher…high school
- Inclusion teachers support students with diverse needs, and the agreement notes that Acheson had a “caseload of students identified as vulnerable” in his role.
According to the document, Acheson made comments to students about their physical appearance – and the physical appearance of one of his colleagues – on “several occasions” that year.
He also shared two personal anecdotes with students that “included inappropriate content of a sexual nature.”

Report: Chilliwack – Standards [1] [2]
(June 24, 2025) Robert Luke Acheson

(June 17, 2025) B.C. principal who spanked student, made anti-Indigenous comments receives suspension
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-teacher-spank-anti-indigenous-comment-1.7563994

…employed by a First Nation at a certified band school…
It came a month after she spanked a Grade 1 student.
- In November 2023, after the spanking of the Grade 1 student, an employee — known in the agreement as Employee A — reported Aranas to administrators.
The First Nation ended her employment at the school in May [2024].

Report: “certified band school in B.C” – Standards [1] [9]
(June 17, 2025) Pehgee Agnes Boholst Aranas

∞ (Apr 3, 2025) Former Lynn Valley teacher guilty of indecent assaults on Grade 6 boys
https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/former-lynn-valley-teacher-guilty-of-indecent-assaults-on-grade-6-boys-10475885

The cases date back to the 1970s and 80s
In the winter of 1982, several of the boys confided in a friend’s parent what had happened. That parent reported it to Upper Lynn Valley Elementary’s principal who called Moore to his office. Moore submitted his resignation that day, the court heard.
- The principal never reported the matter to police, he testified, because it was the school district’s responsibility.
There was an RCMP investigation into Moore in 1988, though it never resulted in charges
A date has yet to be set for Moore to be sentenced.

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∞ Reminiscent of how the Catholic Church “handled” such crimes and of the disgraceful handling of BC teacher Robert Robertson’s case:

Employed by Richmond School Board when first accused of having sexual contact with three female students 15 and 16 years old between 1974 and 1976.
- He resigned from his job and the investigation stalled.
Employed by the Vancouver School Board from 1976 to 2006, when he was investigated for another misconduct allegation.
- He resigned before he could be dismissed

Still holding a valid teaching certificate, he moved to China.

The B.C. Teacher Regulation Branch finally stripped Robertson of his teaching credentials last year (2016)

July 31, 2013: Thrown to the wolves: China’s children at the mercy of foreign predators

(Mar 25, 2025) Burnaby teacher reprimanded for repeated offensive remarks to students
https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/burnaby-teacher-reprimanded-for-repeated-offensive-remarks-to-students-10428425

Harvey received his professional certificate of qualification from the B.C. College of Teachers in 2002.
“Harvey regularly failed to use the preferred pronouns of some students even after the students had reminded him repeatedly of their preferred pronouns”
[other issues]

Report: Standard [1]
(Mar 25, 2025) William Donald Harvey

(Mar 25, 2025) T-BC-2025

Teacher admitted that their conduct described in paragraph 6 above constitutes professional misconduct under section 63 of the Teachers Act and is contrary to Standards #1 and #9
[boundaries and snark]

Report: Standards [1] [9]
(Mar 25, 2025) T-BC-2025

(Mar 18, 2025) Former West Vancouver private school teacher banned five years for suggestive online chats with Grade 7 girls
https://vancouversun.com/news/former-west-vancouver-private-school-teacher-banned-five-years-for-suggestive-online-chats-with-grade-7-girls

A former teacher at a West Vancouver private school has been ordered not to apply to teach in B.C. for five years after being found guilty of professional misconduct.
…committed misconduct by communicating inappropriately with four female Grade 7 students in social-media chats containing “sexual references and innuendo.”

Report:
(Mar 18, 2025) Jeffrey Forden Mooney
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/MOONEY_Reasons_Consequences_20250212.pdf

(March 25, 2025) Police investigated former West Van teacher for ‘inappropriate’ messages with students
https://www.richmond-news.com/highlights/police-investigated-former-west-van-teacher-for-inappropriate-messages-with-students-10421571

(Feb 25, 2025) West Vancouver high school counsellor banned for life after child pornography conviction
https://vancouversun.com/news/west-vancouver-high-school-counsellor-banned-life-child-pornography-conviction

On Dec. 1, 2023, he was sentenced to a year in jail followed by two years’ probation. He was later ordered to comply with the Sex Offender Information Act for 20 years, an order he has appealed.

Report: [2]
(Feb 5, 2025) Joseph Scott William McLeod
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/MCLEOD_CRA_20250206.pdf

(Feb 12, 2025) B.C. teacher suspended for ‘frightening’ young students with yelling, fist-pounding
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-teacher-suspended-for-frightening-young-students-with-yelling-fist-pounding/

…several incidents that led to his suspension, including one in which he “made insensitive comments to one student’s parents about their child who had a diagnosis.” The document does not specify the nature of the diagnosis.
Freeman also “frequently yelled at” another student, sometimes while “towering over” the child and “slamming his fists repeatedly” onto their desk, according to the summary.
He will also have to complete a course called “Foundations of Collaborative Conflict Resolution” by the end of March 2025.

Report: [1]
(Feb 11, 2025) Benjamin Joseph Freeman
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/FREEMAN_CRA_20250127.pdf

(Feb 10, 2025) Vancouver Island teacher suspended for ‘inappropriate physical contact’ in gym class
https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/vancouver-island-teacher-suspended-for-inappropriate-physical-contact-in-gym-class-10209374

As part of the disciplinary process, Rhodes has been prohibited from teaching PE and is required to complete a course on professional boundaries.
Rhodes, who is a sports coach in the school district, was permitted to continue his coaching duties but was ordered to avoid physical demonstrations with students unless their consent was given.

Report: [1]
(Feb 4, 2025) Michael James Granville Rhodes
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/RHODES_CRA_20250124.pdf

(Feb 10, 2025) North Vancouver teacher suspended for professional misconduct
https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/north-vancouver-teacher-suspended-for-professional-misconduct-10203914

Malik, who has been licensed as a teacher in B.C. since 2020, created several social media accounts under the name Viet Paki in which he shared “sexually suggestive and explicit content, images of scantily dressed women and derogatory and stereotypical presentation of women” with commentary about the types of women to date in Vancouver and Vietnam
- Malik told his students about the accounts, some of whom followed him there.
He exchanged messages with at least four of them and on one occasion, he used a library computer to show a group of Grade 6 and 7 girls videos that were not appropriate for elementary-aged students because of sexually suggestive content and inappropriate language.
Also during the 2023-2024 school year, there were complaints regarding other incidents, including touching a female students on the shoulders and back of their necks, hugging at least three female students, poking girls in their stomachs and standing uncomfortably close to female students during the morning announcements, which Malik defended as being necessary to share a copy of the script with them.

Report: [1] [2]
(Feb 4, 2025) Tariq Mahmood Malik
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/MALIK_CRA_20250120.pdf

(Jan 23, 2025) B.C. principal disciplined for duct-taping student to seat
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/sd5-principal-disciplined-for-duct-taping-student-to-seat-7776801

According to the summary, MacCormack gave permission to an employee at the school to use duct tape to tape a student to their seat to help the student focus on their work.
MacCormack also participated in putting duct tape on the student to attach the student to their seat.

Report: [1] [2] [3]
(Jan 21, 2025) Renee Dawn MacCormac
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/MacCORMACK_CRA_20250103.pdf

(Jan 28, 2025) B.C. middle school teacher suspended for angry behaviour towards students
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-middle-school-teacher-suspended-for-angry-behaviour-towards-students/

Grade 7 Fine Arts class
“McLean has engaged in a pattern of similar conduct and has been previously told by her employer that she needed to be mindful of the manner in which she interacts with her students,” said the commissioner, on her decision to issue McLean a further two-day suspension and six counselling sessions.

Report: [1]
(Jan 21, 2025) Alexandra Clare McLean
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/MCLEAN_CRA_20250103.pdf

(Jan 22, 2025) Mediation falls apart in B.C. Christian Brothers case after more than 200 students come forward
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/christian-brothers-vancouver-college-st-thomas-more-mount-cashel-1.7437180

ﻼF: The same evil culture of silence that infested Ireland for so many years facilitated the same sort of behaviour here. Known child rapists and child abusers transferred around the country to keep them from accountability. These “Christians” protected their organization at the expense of children’s innocence; may they never know peace.

(Dec 17, 2024) T-AL-2024

During the 2020/2021 school year, the following events occurred:
- a. Student A threatened Student B with a sharp object in the Teacher’s class.
- b. The Teacher separated the students and removed Student A from the classroom,
- however, the Teacher failed to secure the sharp object.
- c. When Student A returned to the classroom, Student A was able to take the sharp object from their desk. An Education Assistant removed the sharp object from their possession.
- d. The Teacher released the classroom, including Student A, for school-wide outdoor recreation time without reporting the incident to school administration or staff.
- During school-wide outdoor recreation, Student A approached Student B and struck them with an object and verbally threatened them

The Teacher failed to provide a safe and positive learning environment for their students. The students in question were of a young age and required greater vigilance and supervision.
The Teacher was aware of a previous incident of conflict between the students and would reasonably have been aware of the risk of continued conflict and the
importance of taking immediate steps to mitigate that risk by reporting the first incident to the administration and staff, which failure resulted in the second incident

Report: [1]
(Dec 17, 2024) T-AL-2024
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/T-AL-2024.pdf

(Dec 17, 2024) T-BL-2024

The following events occurred when the Teacher was teaching a Grade 8 class:
- a. When Student A asked for permission to use the bathroom. The Teacher denied the request, even though Student A explained the reason why they needed to use the bathroom.
- b. Failing to allow Student A to use the bathroom as requested resulted in a very embarrassing situation for Student A which caused Student A to cry
The Teacher resigned from the School.
Two years prior to the incident described in paragraph 5 above, the School had issued the Teacher a letter of expectation in which the Teacher was reminded of the following
- There is no place for sarcasm, belittlement or shame in the learning and work environment of the school.
- When students ask to use the bathroom, the Teacher must allow them to do so. If the teacher had concerns about a student’s use of a bathroom, or found a worrying pattern of bathroom use, the Teacher was to discuss this with a supervising adult rather than the student.

Report: [1]
(Dec 17, 2024) T-BL-2024
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/T-BL-2024.pdf

(Oct 31, 2024) B.C. teacher’s certification cancelled after sex assault conviction [Abbotsford]
https://www.delta-optimist.com/highlights/bc-teachers-certification-cancelled-after-sex-assault-conviction-9734232

The commissioner said the criminal offences could undermine the confidence of the public in the teaching profession and in the education system.
- “His conduct occurred on more than one occasion and Dardir was violent towards an intimate partner and his conduct was a breach of the trust which underpins such relationships,” [acting commissioner] Nygard said.

Report: [2]
(Oct 16, 2024) Khaled Hanafi Dardir
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/DARDIR_CRA_20241016.pdf

(Oct 18, 2024) Vancouver teacher admits misconduct, ordered to take course or face licence suspension
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/vancouver-teacher-misconduct-ordered-disciplinary-course

Schwarz, who received her licence in 2018, came to the commissioner’s attention after being suspended without pay twice by the Vancouver school district, for three days in February 2022
- teaching a Grade 6 class and refused to let a student with a disability leave the classroom at recess. This resulted in the student getting a bruised hand as they tried to open the door being blocked by Schwarz.
and for five days in October 2023
- not updating her students’ individualized education plans as required, sometimes raised her voice inappropriately at students, grew frustrated at students, used her personal cellphone during instructional time and engaged in arguing and name-calling.
The second suspension occurred at a different school after Schwarz had been switched from teaching children with individualized education plans to working as a teacher on call.
Schwarz was teaching a Grade 5/6 class and “used inappropriate methods to address students’ interest in a controversial public figure known for making problematic statements about women.”
- included using an anecdote about sexual assault and attempts to address it in the justice system and playing a video that included age-inappropriate content, language, and discussions of sexual violence.

Report: [1]
(Sept 25, 2024) Lisa Gail Schwarz
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/SCHWARZ_CRA_20240925.pdf

(Aug 20, 2024) T-DH-2024

The Teacher became involved in a dispute between parents about custody and access of their child (the “Student”), whom the Teacher had taught. The Teacher provided a written statement about the Student to one of the parents to use in legal proceedings…

Report: [1] [2]
(Aug 20, 2024) T-DH-2024
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/T-DH-2024.pdf

(Aug 21, 2024) B.C. teacher suspended for having ‘personal, non-school related’ communication with student
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-teacher-suspended-non-school-communication-student

The teacher was communicating regularly with a student about “personal, non-school related matters” outside school hours from summer 2022 to the end of February 2023
When the student’s parents asked the teacher to stop communicating with the student about personal matters outside of school hours, the teacher didn’t do so until about 10 days after the request.

Report: [1] [4]
(Aug 20, 2024) T-CH-2024
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/T-CH-2024.pdf

(Sept 17, 2024) B.C. teacher guilty of misconduct for ‘sexual references and innuendo’ in chats with Grade 7 girls
https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-teacher-guilty-misconduct-sexual-references-innuendo

[independent school in West Vancouver]
inappropriate communications with four Grade 7 girls using Instagram and a school-approved Google Chat platform
He asked her not to take screenshots or share the messages with her friends for fear of getting fired, and offered to finish a homework assignment for her if she stayed quiet
When evidence was given to the school about the exchanges in June and July 2021, the district demanded Mooney follow an improvement plan, but the chats continued after that plan was in place.
Mooney gave up his teaching certificate in October 2021, after some chats were shared with administrators by the girls’ parents and others were retrieved by the school information technology director.
- That’s because the Teachers Act allows for rulings on professional misconduct even after a teacher no longer works in the profession.
A decision on Mooney’s penalty and payment for the cost of the proceedings has not been made.

Report:
(Sept 17, 2024) Jeffrey Forden Mooney
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/MOONEY_Reasons_Findings_20240807.pdf

“The [Teacher’s] Act does not define professional misconduct and, as noted by the Commissioner in his submissions, a breach of the Standards does not necessarily result in a finding of professional misconduct. The panel finds that the test for whether a breach of the standards amounts to professional misconduct under the Act is whether the Respondent’s conduct was a marked departure from the norms expected of a teacher in this province.” (p.42)

– In the Matter of the Teachers Act and Kitely, June 9, 2014

(Aug 14, 2024) BC teacher suspended for writing ‘poop’ on piece of tape and sticking it to kindergartener’s arm
https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Provincial/BC_teacher_suspended_for_writing_poop_on_piece_of_tape_and_sticking_it_to_kindergartener_s_arm/

The Commissioner’s report explains that, on Nov. 25, 2022, Jacobsen wrote the word “poop” on a piece of green painter’s tape and then crossed it out.
She “briefly” stuck the tape onto the student’s arm, the report says.
The student – referred to only as “Student A” in the document – has “diverse abilities,” according to the Commissioner.
The report explains that Jacobsen was attempting to prevent the student from using the word “poop.”

Report: [1]
(July 18, 2024) Tania Christine Jacobsen
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/JACOBSEN_CRA_20240718.pdf

(Aug 6, 2024) T-AH-2024

The Teacher used inappropriate discipline methods with students; failed to take appropriate steps to address student conduct; and in one class, made inappropriate gender-based comments to students about two teachers who were making a presentation.
The Teacher made insensitive comments to an indigenous student in the Teacher’s class about their indigeneity.

Report: [1] [9]
(Aug 6, 2024) T-AH-2024
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/T-AH-2024.pdf

(Aug 1, 2024) Penticton teacher reprimanded again for conduct toward students
https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/penticton-teacher-reprimanded-again-for-conduct-toward-students-7467160

Miko McGrady, a longtime School District No. 67 educator with a history of reported complaints dating back to 2010…
sending an email to a student’s mother… expressing concerns over the student’s conduct in class, McGrady wrote that the student was wasting their own time and “warming a seat while distracting others,” according to the report.
[Another incident; bizarre cellphone task]
The district has also issued McGrady with letters of direction or expectations three separate times from 2018 to 2021

Report: [1] [4]
(July 11, 2024) Miko McGrady
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/McGRADY_CRA_20240711.pdf

(July 10, 2024) Vancouver teacher didn’t make an ’emotionally safe space’ for students: commissioner
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/vancouver-teacher-didnt-make-an-emotionally-safe-space-for-students-commissioner-9202275

“Russell was not modelling the diversity, inclusion and respect for different values that the district expects and promotes.”

Russell acknowledged the allegations, expressed regret, and agreed to complete the course Reinforcing Respectful Professional Boundaries at the Justice Institute of B.C

Report: [1]
(July 9, 2024) Bruce David Russell
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/RUSSELL_CRA_20240624.pdf

(June 12, 2024) SD42 administrator reprimanded after grabbing student’s arm
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/sd42-teacher-reprimanded-after-grabbing-students-arm-7383491

An administrator and principal in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District has been disciplined after grabbing a student’s arm during recess.

Report: [1] [3]
(June 11, 2024) Adam Guy Stanley
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/STANLEY_CRA_20240529.pdf

ﻼF: This is an interesting one. The mention of Standard #3 and, one wonders if, as is often the case, there is more to this case than there seems or if this administrator just got dinged for something quite…understandable.

Is this “a marked departure from the norms expected of a teacher in this province.”

(May 21, 2024) B.C. teacher suspended for kissing student at graduation house party
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-teacher-suspended-kissing-student-graduation-party

“While the teacher knew that there was alcohol present at the party, the teacher was not aware that (the student) was drinking,” said the agreed statement of facts. “At one point, the teacher kissed (the student) on the lips. This was photographed and circulated on social media.”
The teacher is not able to apply for a teaching licence in the kindergarten to Grade 12 system for 15 years.

Report: [1] [2]
(March 21, 2024) T-BE-2024
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/T-BE-2024.pdf

(May 15, 2024) ‘Shoot you all’: B.C. teacher reprimanded for classroom joke
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-teacher-reprimanded-classroom-joke-shoot-you-all

In January 2023, Brian John Carmichael was teaching a math class made up of Grade 7, 8 and 9 students in the Gold Trail school district when he told students that if they didn’t “ace” an upcoming test, “I’m going to have to shoot you all.”
The commissioner noted Carmichael has been previously warned about his use of language, and that his comment had the effect of harming the emotional safety of students.

Report: [1] [2]
(May 14, 2024) Brian John Carmichael
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/CARMICHAEL_CRA_20240430.pdf

(Mar 26, 2024) B.C. teacher suspended for allowing ‘extremely inappropriate’ student conduct
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-teacher-suspended-allowing-extremely-inappropriate-student-conduct

The province’s teacher regulator has released a cryptic announcement that an unnamed B.C. teacher has been suspended for two days for allowing “extremely inappropriate conduct” among students.

Redacted
This summary is published under section 54(3) of the Teachers Act to protect the identity of students who were harmed, abused or exploited by the teacher. To further protect the identity of the students involved and to avoid further harm to them, the more concerning details of the teacher’s conduct are not included in this summary.

Teacher Professional Certificate of Qualification issued 2002
The Teacher permitted their class to engage in extremely inappropriate conduct involving other students in the School
The District issued the Teacher a letter of discipline and suspended the Teacher for three days without pay.
The District also required the Teacher to complete the course, Reinforcing Respectful Professional Boundaries, through the Justice Institute of B.C
- 3-day, face-to-face course; $700
The Teacher agreed to a two-day suspension of their certificate of qualification…
- a. The Teacher failed to model appropriate behaviour expected of an educator.
- b. The Teacher’s conduct showed a lack of understanding of appropriate professional boundaries.

Report: [1]
(March 26, 2024) T-CC-2024.pdf
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/T-CC-2024.pdf

(Apr 26, 2021) Gibsons man charged with child pornography possession
https://www.coastreporter.net/local-news/gibsons-man-charged-with-child-pornography-possession-3667927

Ross Road Elementary School
The [RCMP] detachment is releasing the information “in the interest of public safety and to further the police investigation.”

Report:
(March 19, 2024) Graham Christopher Bowering
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/BOWERING_CRA_20240305.pdf

July 5, 2021, Bowering signed an undertaking not to practice
Certificate of qualification cancelled Jan 28, 2022

ﻼF: This guy could have gone abroad to teach in, say, China in the interim like
(Sep 01, 2017) Ex-B.C. teacher quits Beijing private school after past sex history revealed
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/ex-b-c-teacher-quits-beijing-private-school-after-past-sex-history-revealed

(Mar 6, 2024) BC teacher suspended for allowing students to hit each other with pool noodles
https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Provincial/BC_teacher_suspended_for_allowing_students_to_hit_each_other_with_pool_noodles/

Port Alberni
“During this activity, Bodnar was looking on and encouraging the students by saying things like ‘Beat him! Get him! You can get him!’
Student A “was hit in the face repeatedly with a pool noodle,” the report says, breaking the student’s glasses and bruising the student’s face.
According to the Commissioner, Bodnar had been disciplined by the district in the past, including for demonstrating an athletic technique on a student and for encouraging a Grade 8 class to “twerk.”

Report: [1]
(March 2, 2024) Russell Stephen Bodnar
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/BODNAR_CRA_20240216.pdf

(Feb 20, 2024) B.C. teacher suspended for throwing things at students
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/bc-teacher-suspended-for-throwing-things-at-students-8333133

Justin Ray Arnesto told the student that reporting an incident would “not make any difference” because the principal “will take my side over your side.”
He threw a computer charging device at the student. It hit a wall.
He broke a pencil and threw it in the direction of a student.

Report: [1]
(Feb 20,2024) Justin Ray Arnesto
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/ARNESTO_CRA_20240206.pdf

(Feb 20, 2024) BC teacher suspended for pulling student’s arm
https://infotel.ca/newsitem/bc-teacher-suspended-for-pulling-students-arm/it103332

In March 2022, the grade two student wrote graffiti on a school wall outside during a lunch break. Bernier, the student’s teacher, went outside to take a picture of the graffiti once she had heard about it
When Bernier tried to photograph it, the student ran in front to block her view. The teacher then grabbed the student’s arm and pulled them away.

Report: [1]
(Feb 20, 2024) Wendy Anne Bernier
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/BERNIER_CRA_20240129.pdf

(Feb 20, 2024) B.C. teacher who called student’s hijab a ‘Halloween costume’ reprimanded
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-teacher-who-called-student-s-hijab-a-halloween-costume-reprimanded-1.6776997

A substitute teacher…the incident happened on Nov. 1, 2022
The Surrey school district issued Camozzi a letter of discipline in December 2022, and recommended that he undergo cultural sensitivity training offered through the Surrey Teachers’ Association and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation.
- “To date, Camozzi has not completed this training,” the consent agreement notes.
The commissioner found the teacher’s behaviour “had a negative impact on both the student whose hijab he mocked, those present and those who later learned of his conduct,” and also that he had “engaged in similar conduct in the past.”

Report: [1]
(Feb 20, 2024) Camozzi, Donald Joseph
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/CAMOZZI_CRA_20240207.pdf

(Feb 13, 2024) B.C. teacher reprimanded over incident with nut-filled candy
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-teacher-reprimanded-over-incident-with-nut-filled-candy-1.6767542

“After the student with the allergy was invited to choose a candy, Babulal told the child not to eat it until she had checked it for nuts.”
But the child left for the day before that could be done. After Babulal went looking for the student and could not find her, the teacher called the child’s mother to let her know what happened.

Report: [1]
(Feb 13, 2024) Babulal, Nancy Le’ann
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/BABULAL_CRA_20240129.pdf

(Feb 13, 2024) B.C. teacher charged with sexual exploitation, luring a child
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-teacher-sexual-exploitation-invermere-1.7114539

Invermere
Alleged offences took place over social media, RCMP say
…charged Tuesday with sexual exploitation, making sexually explicit material available to a child and luring a child”

(Feb 13, 2024) Richmond School District denies wrongdoing in alleged science experiment accident
https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-school-district-denies-wrongdoing-in-alleged-science-experiment-accident-8296894

Jesse Wowk Elementary School
If Mui’s child was injured from the incident, the school district and Woo said it was due to the child’s negligence or others not named in the lawsuit, which included failing to follow instructions to not engage in any activity without the teacher’s presence and engaging in “horseplay” when the child knew or ought to have known they might get injured.

(Feb 12, 2024) Canadian teacher accused of selling students’ art on personal website
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/12/art-teacher-sell-student-work-canada

Students at Montreal’s Westwood junior high school made the chance discovery last night after searching out their art teacher’s website. On it they found their own art, available for purchase on coffee mugs, mobile phone cases and clothing.

UPDATE:
(Mar 25, 2024) Parents file $1.5M lawsuit after Quebec teacher accused of selling students’ artwork online https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/parents-lawsuit-montreal-teacher-artwork-1.7154012

The parents of 10 young students at Westwood Junior High School in Saint-Lazare, Que., an off-island suburb west of Montreal, filed the lawsuit for $1.575 million, or $155,000 per plaintiff plus punitive damages, against the teacher, Mario Perron, and the Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) for alleged copyright infringement.

(Feb 6, 2024) B.C. math instructor’s firing over ‘deeply intolerant’ YouTube videos not religious discrimination, human rights tribunal rules
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-math-teacher-fired-for-deeply-intolerant-youtube-videos-has-human-rights-complaint-dismissed-1.6758811

Fraser International College in Burnaby ~ Not K-12 but interesting re Charter 2(a)
A B.C. math instructor who was fired because of his “deeply intolerant” YouTube videos calling non-Christian gods the Antichrist and saying women who have abortions should be put to death, among other statements, has had his complaint at the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal thrown out.
Gleb Glebov claimed his termination constituted religious discrimination, specifically against his Christian views…
Argument …was a part of his ‘sincerely held’ religious beliefs, and whether is ability to practise his religion would be compromised if he couldn’t post the videos.
- While he may hold Christian religious beliefs, he has not provided any evidence to indicate that publicly disseminating his views is part of his sincerely held religious belief or practice
In November 2019, an anonymous tipster sent an email to the school’s director, alerting her to the instructor’s YouTube videos. One of them was posted on a school Facebook page identifying Glebov as a teacher by name.
- Then on Dec. 9, the director held a meeting with Glebov, which he secretly recorded. The audio and transcript were reviewed by the tribunal.

(Jan 25, 2024) B.C. teacher who texted students after school hours disciplined
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/bc-teacher-who-texted-students-after-school-hours-disciplined-8159333

The decision said the teacher spent a significant amount of time with the students, who became increasingly attached.
One evening when the teacher was texting with one of the students, the student indicated that they might harm themselves,” the decision said. “The teacher did not take appropriate reporting steps to address the risk of self-harm,” the decision said

Report: [1]
(Jan 23, 2024) T-BA-2024
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/ProfConduct/DisciplineOutcomes/T-BA-2024.pdf

Charter Rights

(June 25, 2024) [Abbotsford] School officials censored an ‘art activism’ student’s speech about accessibility barriers
https://fvcurrent.com/p/robert-bateman-art-activism

Lexis De Meyer was told her teacher could be punished if she spoke about challenges she faced after breaking her ankle

(June 1, 2022) Vancouver School Board Is Violating Charter Rights, Say Student Journalists
https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/06/01/Vancouver-School-Board-Violating-Charter-Rights/

The Canadian Association of Journalists is backing a student newspaper’s complaint that new rules wrongly limit freedom of expression.

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