News Items tag as: BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation

B.C. teacher reprimanded for calling misbehaving student 'big guy'
July 07, 2021 - 7:00 AM

For using an “overly familiar” moniker to a student who wasn’t listening, a B.C. teacher has been formally reprimanded.
B.C. teacher caught in Creep Catcher's sting banned from teaching
June 24, 2021 - 7:00 AM

A Surrey area teacher who was caught in a Creep Catchers sting four years ago has been banned from teaching.
Former B.C. teacher suspended for not understanding boundaries
May 11, 2021 - 2:12 PM

A former B.C. teacher was suspended for six months and ordered to take courses if he intends to teach again because he demonstrated several times that he doesn’t understand boundaries.
B.C. teacher suspended for joke about student's father's serious car accident
May 04, 2021 - 1:00 PM

A B.C. teacher with a history of using poor words and jokes with students was given a two-day suspension of her teaching certificate, in part for making a joke about a serious car accident a student’s father was involved in.
Early introduction to classic movies gets Prince George teacher in trouble
April 07, 2021 - 11:30 AM

When a Prince George teacher got in trouble for watching the movies To Kill a Mockingbird and The Hobbit during class time, he complained about it to his students and turned the heat up on the hot water he was in.
Burnaby teacher gets one-day suspension for throwing dumbbell at student
January 26, 2021 - 11:37 AM

A Burnaby high school teacher found to have "failed to model appropriate behaviour expected of an educator" after throwing a dumbbell at a student has been given a one day suspension, according to a recent decision from the Commissioner for Teacher Regulation.
Reprimands crossed a line, B.C. Teacher Commission decision indicates
January 21, 2021 - 9:30 AM

A Vancouver area teacher was reprimanded by the B.C. Commissioner of teachers for actions that highlight the individual circumstances educators have to respect to maintain a positive learning environment for all.
Langley teacher loses licence for a day after physically intimidating student
December 02, 2020 - 6:30 AM

Years after menacingly imparting a “life lesson” to a child who'd aggravated him, a Langley teacher had his professional licence suspended for a day.
B.C. high school teacher disciplined for making boundary pushing comments to students
October 27, 2020 - 7:30 PM

A Terrace-area high school teacher lost his licence for a day after making some unusual comments to his class, and referring to one student as someone who “hooked up with five guys.”
B.C. teacher showed 'age-inappropriate' video to students, gets suspended
July 28, 2020 - 1:45 PM

A Lower Mainland teacher who showed his Grade 6 students a video about the impact of violence in the media was suspended, in part, because the assignment that followed led some students to find ads on the Internet that included images of violence, sex and racial prejudices for presentations in front of the class.
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News Items tag as: BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation

B.C. teacher reprimanded for calling misbehaving student 'big guy'

B.C. teacher caught in Creep Catcher's sting banned from teaching

Former B.C. teacher suspended for not understanding boundaries

B.C. teacher suspended for joke about student's father's serious car accident

Early introduction to classic movies gets Prince George teacher in trouble

Burnaby teacher gets one-day suspension for throwing dumbbell at student

Reprimands crossed a line, B.C. Teacher Commission decision indicates

Langley teacher loses licence for a day after physically intimidating student

B.C. high school teacher disciplined for making boundary pushing comments to students

B.C. teacher showed 'age-inappropriate' video to students, gets suspended

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