US EditionSoutheast Kootenay principal penalized after duct-taping student to desk
- An elementary school principal, Renee Dawn Maccormack, was suspended for five days after duct-taping a student to their chair during the 2023-2024 school year.
- The B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation published a summary stating that Maccormack participated in duct-taping the student to help them focus on their work.
- On June 18, 2024, School District 5 suspended Maccormack without pay for 20 days and re-assigned her to another school.
- Maccormack agreed to a five-day suspension of her certificate and must complete a course by March 31, 2025, as part of the consent resolution agreement.
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Southeast Kootenay principal penalized after duct-taping student to desk
A South Kootenay principal has been suspended after duct-taping a student to their chair during the 2023-2024 school year. Misconduct involving Renee Dawn MacCormack was published in a summary of a consent resolution agreement from the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation. According to the summa...
BC Principal Suspended After Elementary Student Duct-Taped to Chair
An elementary school principal in British Columbia has been suspended after helping a school staff member duct-tape a student to their seat in an alleged bid to help the child focus. Renee Dawn MacCormack was working as an elementary school principal for the Southeast Kootenay school district during the 2023-24 school year when she authorized another staff member to use duct tape to secure a student to their chair, according to the consent resol…
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