A B.C. high school teacher will have to wait 10 years before teaching again after entering into a sexual relationship with a student six weeks after graduation.

According to a summary report, the “inappropriate intimate and sexual relationship" was a direct result of the teacher-student relationship that spanned four years from Grades 9 to 12.

The teacher — whose name is withheld in the summary to protect the identity of the student — regularly and consistently spent time with the student at the school when the pair would discuss the student’s personal matters.

“The teacher was aware that the student had a crush on him while the student was in high school,” the report reads. “When the student was in Grade 11, there was an incident in which the teacher had physical contact with the student, which was of a sexually suggestive nature.”

In August, the report says, the student contacted the teacher. The teacher said that he loved the student and “initiated sexual activity.”

The teacher agreed that his actions constitute professional misconduct.

Under the Teachers Act, the teacher cannot apply for or receive a certificate of qualification, an independent school teaching certificate, or a letter of permission.

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