By Trelle Kolojay

Ethics committee deciding fate of former P.A. teacher’s career

Mar 24, 2015 | 11:28 AM

A former Prince Albert teacher convicted of sexual exploitation against a male student in the 1990s will soon find out the fate of her career.

The Professional Ethics Committee of the Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation (STF) held a hearing in Saskatoon on Tuesday into Bonnie McLachlan’s case.

McLachlan was not present at the meeting, but the committee heard she continues to deny the relationship.

In 2013, McLachlan received an 18-month conditional sentence and 12 months probation after charges from a relationship with a male Grade 9 student that he said started on a ski trip to Big River in 1993.

McLachlan appealed her conviction and the Crown appealed the sentence. The Court of Appeal dismissed both in 2014, and the 2013 conviction still stands today.

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The ethics committee heard a conviction of sexual exploitation is deemed to be professional misconduct and conduct not becoming of a teacher under the Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation Act.

The committee will now write a report and recommendations for a penalty which could include the suspension or cancellation of McLachlan’s teaching certificate. The lawyer for the STF said during the hearing that McLachlan is not opposed to restrictions on her teacher’s certificate.

When the report is finished, the STF executive will make the final decision on any penalty to McLachlan. A copy of the committee’s report will also be given to McLachlan.

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by Trelle Kolojay

Ethics committee deciding fate of former P.A. teacher’s career

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