Sexual misconduct in Quebec schools: parents, students call for change
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Parents and students are demanding action from the Quebec government after more allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour at an all-girls school in the east end of Montreal.
Parents and students are demanding action from the Quebec government after more allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour at an all-girls school in the east end of Montreal.
A former teacher at Louise-Trichet High School in Tetraultville is facing allegations of sexual misconduct and grooming over a 20-year period.
The allegations were first reported by Le Devoir and have not all been independently verified by CTV News.
The Montreal school service centre says it investigated the teacher back in 2021 but says he resigned before the investigation was finished.
"Inappropriate actions and comments in our schools are unacceptable," reads a statement from the Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (CSSDM). "We encourage anyone to report them."
"In this case, there were never any criminal charges, however, an investigation recommended dismissal as a disciplinary measure. As soon as the process was initiated, the employee was placed on leave and resigned before we could proceed with his dismissal," a spokesperson added.
But a former student said the teacher's behaviour was an open secret.
