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Matthew James Tumbach, 33, confirmed his plea by telephone on Tuesday in Saskatoon provincial court, electing a judge and jury trial at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench.
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Defence lawyer Mike Nolin confirmed the allegations stem from when the complainant was a student at the high school where Tumbach taught.
In June 2020, Tumbach surrendered his teaching certificate after admitting to having a “trusting relationship” with the student.
It started when she was in Grade 11 in 2011 and continued until she graduated in 2013, according to a consensual complaint resolution agreement that Tumbach signed with the Saskatchewan Professional Teachers Regulatory Board.
Posted: Jan 10, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 10
The head office of the Saskatoon Public School Division can be seen in this CBC file photo. (Florence Hwang/CBC )
A Saskatoon educator has surrendered his teaching certificate for 10 years after having an inappropriate relationship with a student while teaching for the Saskatoon Public School Division, according to a complaint resolution agreement from Saskatchewan s teaching regulator.
Matthew Tumbach taught at Tommy Douglas Collegiate between January 2011 and August 2017, and became engaged in a relationship with a student at the school that was initially non-sexual.
But he did have a sexual encounter with the student after the student had graduated, according to a December 2020 consensual complaint resolution agreement with the Saskatchewan Professional Teachers Regulatory Board.