Teachers will have their licences automatically revoked if found guilty of groping or sexually touching students, following a Toronto Star investigation into transfers of abusive teachers from school to school. This will also apply retroactively to any historical cases after amendments the Ontario College of Teachers Act were enacted Tuesday following a promise from the province in January to crack down on sexually abusive teachers. Students who were victimized by sexually abusive teachers will also be eligible for new funding to access therapy and counselling, administered by the Ontario College of Teachers, the provincial oversight and licensing body. Any other findings of sexual abuse that don’t result in revocation will now carry a mandatory suspension of the teacher’s licence. The Star identified 27 cases heard by the Ontario College of Teachers, the provincial oversight and licensing body, between January 2012 and November 2017.

Source: thestar May 08, 2018 22:41 UTC