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Former Vernon teacher jailed for historic sex crimes banned from classroom
Anoop Singh Klair won't teach in B.C. schools again after he was convicted of historic…
B.C. teacher suspended for racially segregated game of tag
A Campbell River gym teacher was sent to a new school after she confused and…
B.C. teacher suspended for showing horror flick to grade 2 students
A B.C. teacher resigned from her job after she was found to be showing her…
BC teacher let students play games until one broke their scapula
A teacher in the Cowichan Valley will serve a four-day suspension after continuing to allow…
Three-week suspension for BC teacher who inappropriately comforted a student
A BC teacher is starting the school year with a suspension after he inappropriately comforted…
BC principal loses teaching licence for embezzling from school
A former BC school principal lost his teaching licence after he embezzled more than $280,000…
BC teacher guilty of sexual assault after consent withdrawn during sex
THIS STORY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT A BC judge has found a Prince George teacher guilty…
Kelowna teacher charged with luring a child
A Kelowna teacher has been charged with child luring after a more than three month…
How swears, Shane Koyczan and a Nazi joke left a Merritt Grade 5 teacher in hot water
MERRITT - A teacher who made his students uncomfortable with his jokes and used swear words to discuss bullying with his Grade 5 students has been disciplined by the B.C. Teachers Regulation Board. Peter Schmid, a Grade 5 teacher at Diamond Vale Elementary, was referred to the board for incidents in the months of May and...
School and seamstress spin holiday magic for Salmon Arm student
SALMON ARM - Things were looking grim when Olivia Perry-Coultas and her teachers started looking for something she could wear to the Salmon Arm Secondary winter formal dance — few things fit and time was running out. But the generosity of her community and strangers helped her feel like a princess for the special day....
Salmon Arm teacher finds thief, demands her possessions back and gives him a hug
"I WAS SO HAPPY. HE WASN'T RUNNING AWAY, SO I JUST SAID 'I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A HUG.'" SALMON ARM - An elementary school teacher hugged the man who stole her wallet and cellphone because she was so happy he didn’t run away when she caught him herself and demanded her items back. Rebekah...
A bit of back pain turned into something much worse. Here’s how this Kamloops teacher conquers his daily challenges
KAMLOOPS — If Glenn Dreger closes his eyes when he’s standing up, he can fall down in a matter of seconds. But that among other setbacks won’t stop him from doing what he wants. Being confined to either a wheelchair or a scooter isn’t easy, neither has learning how to breathe again, losing the use...
Revelstoke shop teacher caught taking school property home
REVELSTOKE - A Revelstoke shop teacher is being watched closely after he was found using the district’s tools for his own projects at home for the last three years. Last month, Michael David Howard agreed he misused district funds and property for his own personal gain with the first recorded incident in 2011. Howard used...
WASELENKOFF TRIAL: Retired teacher not guilty of possessing child porn
KAMLOOPS - While a Kamloops Supreme Court Justice acknowledged the testimony of a retired teacher was "carefully woven" in his trial for possession of child pornography, he delivered an acquittal today, May 14. Jerry Waselenkoff was charged with one count of possessing child porn after a downstairs neighbour, Frans Van Der Woning, located four cases...
WASELENKOFF TRIAL: Porn sites redirected him to child porn, accused says
"I DON'T WANT PEOPLE THINKING I'M A PERVERT HERE. I'M QUITE WITHIN THE NORM." KAMLOOPS - A Crown prosecutor accused a retired teacher of lying to a Kamloops Supreme Court Justice May 13, after interrogating him on how four disk cases with child pornography ended up underneath the floor of his McGill Road apartment. Jerry...