Nearly two years after a private school in Newmarket fired a female teacher over allegations of sexual relationships with two male boarding students, an Ontario College of Teachers discipline committee has found her guilty of professional misconduct.In a disciplinary panel ruling Dec. 7, 2018, published online by the teachers college last week, former Pickering College teacher Avery Jean Wilson is guilty of eight counts of professional misconduct.Wilson was employed at the Quaker-founded Pickering College as a part-time teacher and lived on the Bayview Avenue campus as a supervisor of the school’s boarding school students from 2014 until she was fired Feb. 9, 2017.The probe into Wilson’s conduct with two male boarding school students, who are identified only as Student 1 and Student 2 due to a publication ban, began in February 2017 when Student 2 confided in a trusted professional at the school, Pickering College headmaster Peter Sturrup said in an interview yesterday.After the teacher’s swift dismissal, the school contacted both York Regional Police and the Ontario College of Teachers to report the allegations brought forward by Student 2 who, at the time, was 18 years old and in Grade 12.York police investigated but did not lay any charges.The teachers college launched its own investigation into the allegations and, on May 15, 2018, issued a notice of hearing to Wilson, which included the following:From September 2015 to June 2016, Wilson had an inappropriate relationship with Student 1; allowed Student 1 to take a photograph of her naked body from her chin to her waist and; went camping alone with Student 1.Between May 2016 and February 2017, Wilson had a sexual relationship with Student 1 while he was a student at the school.And, from November 2016 to February 2017, Wilson had an inappropriate personal relationship with Student 2; had inappropriate electronic communication with Student 2 via text messages, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and/or e-mail; had inappropriate physical and/or sexual contact with Student 2; held hands with Student 2; hugged Student 2 and; kissed Student 2.Wilson did not retain legal representation and did not attend that hearing.Specifically, and according to the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the committee concluded in its Dec. 7 finding that, among other contraventions, Wilson “abused a student or students physically, abused a student or students psychologically or emotionally, abused a student or students sexually, and committed an act or acts that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional.”The discipline committee’s written decision and reasons, along with recommended penalties, are expected to be posted on its website within the next few months, a teachers college spokesperson confirmed.“This event does not reflect our values, and we work very hard to make sure every member of our community acts in a way that reflects our values," headmaster Sturrup said of the school’s allegiance to its Quaker roots, ethics and morals.
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“It allows for a much more effective means of monitoring, but in the event of an emergency, if a parent calls to talk with their child, we can track them down.”As well, additional training around the issues of boundaries, responsibilities and appropriate use of technology is mandatory for all day and boarding staff and students, including a mid-year refresher for staff.Regarding hiring practices, Sturrup said the screening process for new staff now includes asking potential candidates specific questions about child abuse and child assault.At the time Wilson was interviewed by the school in 2014, she had a local address with parents nearby, Sturrup said.“As we do, and all public schools do, we conducted a thorough interview process, we do a vulnerable sector screening, and she got a clean screening check, we checked references and the (Ontario) college’s website, as well.”According to the Ontario College of Teachers website, Wilson was listed as holding a Certificate of Qualification and Registration from July 31, 2014 until April 2018, at which time she was suspended for non-payment of fees.Pickering College was Wilson’s first teaching job after graduating in 2013 with a bachelor of science degree and teacher’s certificate from Liberty University, the largest private Christian university in the United States based in Lynchburg, Virginia, and founded by the late Baptist televangelist Jerry Falwell.Other teacher training listed for Wilson includes family studies, intermediate and senior divisions in July 2014, and social sciences general, senior division in March 2015. One cannot help but watch in anguish the events unfolding in the United States. The roots of Pickering College trace far back into the 19th century in Bloomfield, a significant Quaker settlement near Picton at West Lake, in Prince Edward County. Just announced: Pickering College is a StudyTravel Secondary School Awards finalist and Readers' Choice Award winner Read more about Honoured to earn accolades internationally and locally Pickering College participates in national program with EcoSchools Canada

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