A B.C. school teacher has been reprimanded after multiple complaints were filed against him, including one in which Grade 3 students on a school bus were told he would 乌鸦传媒渞ip out乌鸦传媒� their vocal cords if they raised their voices.
Edward Gerrit Timmermans, who was teaching in School District 63 in Saanich on Vancouver Island, agreed to a statement of facts through B.C.乌鸦传媒檚 commissioner for teacher regulation that included an admission of professional misconduct. The commissioner found that Timmermans 乌鸦传媒渇ailed to treat students equitably with acceptance, dignity and respect and failed to show adequate care for students乌鸦传媒� mental and emotional wellbeing; and Timmermans failed to model appropriate behaviour expected of an educator.乌鸦传媒�
Multiple infractions were detailed in the disciplinary report, including Timmermans乌鸦传媒� behaviour on a bus with a Grade 3 class during a field trip.
乌鸦传媒淯sing the microphone on the bus, he welcomed the students, made a few jokes and then added: 乌鸦传媒業f you need to stand up to shout across the bus you need to understand that I will rip out your vocal cords and then throw them out the window,乌鸦传媒� the agreement states.
In another, a student referred to themselves as 乌鸦传媒渄umb乌鸦传媒� and Timmermans responded that the student 乌鸦传媒渨as not dumb as 乌鸦传媒榙umb means you are unable to speak and clearly you are speaking乌鸦传媒�,乌鸦传媒� the report said. 乌鸦传媒淚n retelling the story to colleagues as a meeting, Timmermans was remind that some students are non-verbal. Timmermans responded by saying: 乌鸦传媒榊eah, and they are dumb.乌鸦传媒櫸谘淮綕
On April 28, 2001, Timmermans addressed a Grade 7 Indigenous student about the clothes they were wearing by saying, 乌鸦传媒淧erhaps (Student A) is laughing at you because of what you乌鸦传媒檙e wearing,乌鸦传媒� the report said. 乌鸦传媒淗e also said: 乌鸦传媒榊ou have your bra hanging out and people are going to look at you.乌鸦传媒櫸谘淮綕
Timmermans must complete a course through the Justice Institute of B.C. or face a suspension of his teaching certificate.
Timmermans was suspended by SD63 for one month without pay but has not served it. However, he ended up resigning from the school district effective June 30, 2022.
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