Since Tuesday’s 4-3 vote against allowing the Pride flag to be flown at schools in the Peterborough Catholic School system, a petition has been circulating asking the Board to reconsider its decision.
School Replaces Teacher Allegedly Caught Masturbating During Online Class
On 5/4/21 at 12:16 PM EDT
A teacher at a Canadian high school has been replaced after he was allegedly caught on video masturbating during an online class.
A video that circulated on social media over the weekend reportedly showed a ninth-grade teacher at St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School in Bowmanville, Ontario, touching himself inappropriately with his computer camera on and students present in the virtual class.
Parents reported the video to the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District s school board and the police. An investigation is underway.
The school board s communications manager, Galen Eagle, told the
TORONTO Police are investigating after a video shared on social media showed a high school teacher in Bowmanville, Ont., engaged in “inappropriate behaviour.” A spokesperson for the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board said the incident occurred on Friday during a virtual class at its St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School. “School administrators … became aware that students who were logged into a virtual Grade 9 classroom may have seen inappropriate behaviour by their teacher during a break,” the spokesperson said. “We are aware that a video of this incident has been circulated within the student community at the school and on social media. The school and the board are taking this matter very seriously and we have addressed the matter at the school level.”
Last Updated Monday, May 3, 2021 7:48PM EDT Police are investigating after a video shared on social media showed a high school teacher in Bowmanville, Ont., engaged in “inappropriate behaviour.” A spokesperson for the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board said the incident occurred on Friday during a virtual class at its St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School. “School administrators … became aware that students who were logged into a virtual Grade 9 classroom may have seen inappropriate behaviour by their teacher during a break,” the spokesperson said. “We are aware that a video of this incident has been circulated within the student community at the school and on social media. The school and the board are taking this matter very seriously and we have addressed the matter at the school level.”
Photo Credit: Office of Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini
It’s back to the classroom on Monday for students in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District and Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Boards.
Member of Provincial Parliament for Northumberland-Peterborough South David Piccini, tells us more.
Piccini says before school started in the fall, $1.3 billion was invested in education for things like enhanced cleaning, personal protective equipment and improved air quality.
Ahead of this return to class, additional investments were made into mental health supports and personal protective equipment and students in grades one through three must now wear a mask as well.