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May 31, 2025 - 7:00 PM
A BC teacher, who had a sexual relationship with a Grade 12 student just after they'd graduated, has been barred from teaching for 15 years.
The unnamed high school teacher kissed the student on the day they graduated and the student told the teacher that they were in love with him.
He replied, saying he loved them too.
According to a May 27 BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation decision, the unnamed teacher began teaching in 2012, but the regulator didn't say where.
The teacher's name and the school are redacted in the decision and the BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation didn't give a reason why.
It's not clear when the teacher began the relationship with the former student, but he resigned in August 2024.
"The Teacher engaged in conduct which damaged a student’s emotional safety and well-being," BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation said in the decision. "The Teacher demonstrated a serious failure to maintain appropriate boundaries."
The decision said the teacher allowed the student to confide in him and become "dependent on him."
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He also made inappropriate physical contact with the student when he touched the back of the student's bare knees on several occasions.
Around the time of graduation, the teacher engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with the student.
The unnamed teacher signed a consent agreement admitting to their behaviour and accepted a 15-year ban.
No other information was given in the decision.
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