A Surrey teacher has been reprimanded by the British Columbia Commissioner for Teacher Regulation for losing her temper, telling her class that a student wasn鈥檛 passing Grade 8 science and pulling on the student鈥檚 arm.

According to a consent resolution summary, Jasmine Kaur, teaching at an unidentified secondary school in Surrey, was teaching a Grade 8 science class on Oct. 28, 2021, when she lost her temper with a student identified only as 鈥淪tudent A,鈥� whom she felt was being disrespectful.

The document, posted in April, states that Kaur 鈥渞aised her voice and said in front of the class that Student A was not passing Grade 8 science and that every teacher in the School was complaining about Student A.

鈥淜aur also said, in front of the class, that Student A鈥檚 elementary school teacher said that Student A had done no work in elementary school,鈥� the document also states. When the teacher then asked Student A to show her Student A鈥檚 workbook, and the student did not, Kaur went into the student鈥檚 bag and retrieved it herself.

鈥淜aur told Student A that she could not tolerate Student A in her class, and so asked Student A to leave the classroom to go to the Learner Support Team room. When Student A refused, Kaur held onto Student A鈥檚 arm and pulled on it.鈥�

The document also states Kaur spoke 鈥渉arshly鈥� to another student, causing that student to cry.

The Surrey School District issued Kaur with a letter of discipline on Nov. 16, 2021. On March 24, 2022, in a consent resolution agreement with the commissioner, the teacher admitted her conduct constituted professional misconduct contrary to the Professional Standards for BC Educators.

She agreed to a reprimand under the Teachers Act. She also agreed to complete a Creating a Positive Learning Environment course, through the Justice Institute of British Columbia.

According to the the commissioner, in determining 鈥渁ppropriate consequences鈥� for the teacher, considered the following factors: 鈥淜aur failed to treat student with dignity and respect,鈥� and 鈥渇ailed to model appropriate behaviour expected of an educator.鈥�

tom.zytaruk@surreynowleader.com
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