Oakville teacher controversy: Ontario College of Teachers asked to review professional standards

Halton teacher controversy prompts request for review of professional standards

Education Minister Stephen Lecce has asked the Ontario College of Teachers to review and “consider strengthening” professional standards in light of the controversy over a trans high school teacher in Oakville who wears oversized prosthetic breasts with protruding nipples.

Ontario Teachers College Will Review Professional Standards in Response to Teacher Wearing Large Prosthetic Breasts in Class

The Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) will review its professional standards, according to provincial Education Minister Stephen Lecce, in response to a controversial Oakville teacher who was videotaped and photographed wearing large prosthetic breasts during class. “In this province, in our schools, we celebrate our differences and we also believe that there must be the highest standards of professionalism in front of our kids,” Lecce told repo…

Oakville teacher controversy: Ontario College of Teachers asked to review professional standards

The province's education minister has asked the Ontario College of Teachers to review professional conduct provisions amid controversy surrounding an Oakville teacher's attire.