News Items tag as: BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation

BC teacher caught vaping in school bathroom
October 07, 2025 - 2:30 PM

While it's ordinarily been the students who sneak off to the bathroom to vape, a BC teacher who did just that has found herself with more than a lunchtime detention.
BC teacher who 'made contact' with student gets reprimanded
September 27, 2025 - 12:00 PM

A veteran BC high school teacher who "made contact" with a student after he put his arm out to block them leaving the washroom, has been reprimanded by the regulator following a one-day suspension.
BC teacher arrested for child sexual abuse material never charged
September 19, 2025 - 8:00 AM

A BC elementary school teacher arrested for having child sexual abuse material on his computer has been barred from teaching for life.
BC teacher who made 1,000 calls to student loses licence
September 17, 2025 - 10:45 AM

A BC teacher who made more than 1,000 phone calls to a student has been barred from teaching for 15 years.
BC catholic school principal suspended for inflating student's grade
September 13, 2025 - 12:00 PM

A BC Catholic school principal who bumped up a pupil's final grade by 20 per cent has been suspended for two days.
Suspension for BC teacher who pushed teenage trespasser
September 07, 2025 - 9:00 AM

A BC vice principal who aggressively pushed a teenager trespasser when escorting them off school grounds has been suspended for a day.
BC teacher who got into tug-of-war with student reprimanded
August 23, 2025 - 12:00 PM

A BC teacher who got embroiled in a tug-of-war with a disobedient student has been reprimanded for failing to treat the student with respect.
BC teacher who hit Grade 12 student with file folders gets reprimanded
August 16, 2025 - 9:00 AM

A BC high school teacher who hit a Grade 12 student on the back with empty file folders has been reprimanded by the regulator.
Kootenay teacher who sexually assaulted girlfriend gets 10 year ban
August 10, 2025 - 4:00 PM

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Sexual innuendo and befriending student gets BC teacher suspended
August 09, 2025 - 4:00 PM

A BC teacher who befriended a student, and made a sexual comment in class, has been suspended for three weeks.
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Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

News Items tag as: BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation

BC teacher caught vaping in school bathroom

BC teacher who 'made contact' with student gets reprimanded

BC teacher arrested for child sexual abuse material never charged

BC teacher who made 1,000 calls to student loses licence

BC catholic school principal suspended for inflating student's grade

Suspension for BC teacher who pushed teenage trespasser

BC teacher who got into tug-of-war with student reprimanded

BC teacher who hit Grade 12 student with file folders gets reprimanded

Kootenay teacher who sexually assaulted girlfriend gets 10 year ban

Sexual innuendo and befriending student gets BC teacher suspended

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