Teachers who created hostile environment at Montreal school have licences revoked
The ministry said the decision follows findings of intimidation, humiliation and curriculum failures that affected students and staff.
- On Tuesday, Quebec's Education Ministry revoked the teaching licenses of 11 staff members from Bedford Elementary School in Montreal following a 2024 investigation into a toxic climate at the institution.
- A damning 2024 investigation revealed a 'dominant clan' of teachers created a hostile environment by intimidating staff and students, barring girls from soccer, and imposing religious views on children.
- Provincial auditors Jean-Pierre Aubin and Malika Habel reported Tuesday that the school's climate has improved, prompting the Centre de services scolaire de Montréal to implement management changes at 185 other schools.
- Education Minister Sonia LeBel confirmed the revocations, though officials declined further comment citing ongoing legal appeals, while Mont-Royal Outremont MNA Michelle Setlakwe called the decision 'a good outcome' for protecting children.
- The controversy prompted the Coalition Avenir Québec government to strengthen secularism policies, including extending religious symbol bans to all staff and limiting public prayer to prevent future indoctrination in schools.
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Teachers who created hostile environment at Montreal school have licences revoked
MONTRÉAL - Quebec's Education Department has revoked the teaching licences for all 11 staff members accused of creating a toxic climate at a Montreal elementary school.
All 11 teachers accused of creating toxic climate at Montreal school have their licences revoked
All 11 teachers who were suspended in 2024 for allegedly fostering a toxic climate at a Montreal school have had their licences revoked. Quebec's Ministry of Education released the final report by two interveners tasked with monitoring the situation at the Bedford elementary school and producing an action plan.
11 teachers’ licences revoked at Montreal’s Bedford elementary school
Quebec’s Ministry of Education has revoked the licences of 11 teachers after an investigation into physical and psychological abuse at the Bedford Elementary School in the Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood, the ministry confirmed Tuesday. The ministry had suspended their licences in October 2024 and then revoked some of their licences last fall. In an email to CityNews, […]
The patents of the 11 teachers who allegedly led to a climate of fear and intimidation at Bedford School were eventually revoked by the Department of Education.
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