A teacher at private Catholic school The King’s School in Winnipeg was suspended as part of an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior reported earlier in the year.
The accused was temporarily removed from the school and an external investigator was dispatched in February by the school board.explained in a statement by the school board president The King’s SchoolAndrew Frank.
Former elementary and high school student Danielle McNab filed a complaint with police in May over the behaviors of the suspended teacher.
Si Ms. McNab attended King’s School from kindergarten through eleventh grade before attending a public school. The teacher in question we hugged for 30, 40 seconds in a rowhe says.
” He massaged our shoulders and was very close to us all the time. It was weird and uncomfortable. “
Ms McNab and a classmate complained about the behaviors to another teacher at the school in 2018, but little was done during that time, according to the former student.
” After that, everyone seemed to feel guilty about us, so we decided not to talk about it anymore. “
For his part, school board president Andrew Frank said the school has protective policies detailing steps to follow in the event of such allegations.
We take the safety of our students very seriously and have policies in place to guide our response to the situation.he assured.
The person responsible for investigating the conduct of the suspended teacher examines allegations made recently and in the pastsaid Frank.
Considering the ongoing investigation, it is not appropriate to provide details about the situation.
With information from Vera-Lynn Kubinec
Source: Radio-Canada
