News Items tag as: BC teachers regulation board

B.C. teacher reprimanded for losing control of disrespectful class
March 30, 2021 - 2:39 PM

A Salt Spring Island school teacher who had issues establishing order and boundaries in what appears to have been a challenging class was reprimanded by the Commissioner of Teacher Regulation this week.
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.
Texting teacher gets B.C. licence suspension
January 12, 2021 - 1:11 PM

A Kootenay area teacher who over-personalized math lessons and got a bit too comfortable with students in 2018 has had his professional licence suspended for three days and must take a course on professional boundaries.
Board game invite gets B.C. teacher in trouble
November 25, 2020 - 6:30 AM

A B.C. teacher who offered to play boardgames with a student as a reward for improved schoolwork is now required to take a course on personal boundaries, according to a consent resolution agreement.
Coquitlam teacher reprimanded for pulling a student by ear, collar
July 08, 2020 - 6:00 AM

A Coquitlam teacher who was rough with students on multiple occasions has been reprimanded and ordered to take a class on creating a positive learning environment.
B.C. teacher gets counselling for manhandling and calling student 'idiot'
March 31, 2020 - 5:30 PM

A Sooke area middle school teacher has been ordered to get some counselling after manhandling one student and calling another an idiot during a field trip that went awry.
Burnaby teacher fired for sending 'sexualized messages' to young students
March 10, 2020 - 3:56 PM

A Burnaby teacher who sent 'sexualized' private text messages to his middle school students will never teach again.
If this Maple Ridge teacher was trying to be funny, no one else was laughing
May 17, 2016 - 5:02 PM

'SHE WILL GO FAR IN LIFE BECAUSE SHE IS PRETTY'
Improper language and safety issues lead to suspension for North Okanagan teacher
February 17, 2016 - 4:27 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - A middle school teacher is facing yet another suspension for not following safety protocols and using ‘inappropriate’ language with his students.
B.C. teacher's certificate cancelled after texting student she was attracted to him, then lying about it
February 10, 2016 - 11:05 AM

INVERMERE - A teacher at a Kootenay school agreed to cancel her teaching certificate after she sent text messages to a male student in her high school class telling him she found him attractive and to keep her texts secret.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

News Items tag as: BC teachers regulation board

B.C. teacher reprimanded for losing control of disrespectful class

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

Texting teacher gets B.C. licence suspension

Board game invite gets B.C. teacher in trouble

Coquitlam teacher reprimanded for pulling a student by ear, collar

B.C. teacher gets counselling for manhandling and calling student 'idiot'

Burnaby teacher fired for sending 'sexualized messages' to young students

If this Maple Ridge teacher was trying to be funny, no one else was laughing

Improper language and safety issues lead to suspension for North Okanagan teacher

B.C. teacher's certificate cancelled after texting student she was attracted to him, then lying about it

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