BC Guide for Independent Schools

Teacher Certification

Independent School Certified Teacher Discipline Reporting

An independent School authority must report, without delay, to the issuer(s) of the teacher certificate if it dismisses, suspends, or otherwise disciplines a person holding a certificate of qualification issued by the Inspector of Independent Schools under the Independent School Act or by the BC College of Teachers under the Teaching Profession Act.

Teacher resignations must also be reported if the independent school authority considers it in the public interest to do so.

Changes came into effect on July 1, 2007 and can be reviewed in the following Acts:

Public Notification (Independent School Act, Section 7.4)

  1. Subject to section (2), the Inspector must notify the public of:
    1. The name of the certificate holder who has been disciplined by the Inspector
    2. The reason why the disciplinary action was taken
  2. The Inspector may withhold notification of the reasons referred to in section (1)(b) if the Inspector considers that notification of the reasons would cause significant hardship to a person who was harmed, abused or exploited by the person referred to in section (1)(a).