Collège catholique Franco-Ouest, where the incident took place in December 2020.
A student at a Bell's Corner French-language school says the two minutes he spent confined to a locker at age 12 left him shaken and in tears.Posted: Oct 31, 2023 5:30 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoSocial Sharing
"When a teacher tells you what you should do, you do it," he said in a French interview with Radio-Canada, which agreed to withhold his name because he's a minor. The video shows a woman approach a boy, who then enters the locker. It shows her place her foot against the door of the locker at least four times. The door is seen to open twice, before the boy finally steps out.WATCH | Teacher confines student to locker at Ottawa school:Surveillance video from Collège catholique Franco-Ouest shows a teacher repeatedly hold her foot against a locker.
"It was traumatizing for him," said the father, whose first name is Michel but whose last name is being withheld to protect the boy's identity. The report explains the decision to avoid laying charges by stating that the teacher was warned about her actions. The complaint was resolved through a memorandum of agreement between the OCT and the teacher, which has not been released to the family. She also received a warning.
According to the decision, the board concluded that the teacher's actions compromised the boy's psychological well-being., contested her suspension. The union declined an interview request, citing reasons of confidentiality. "The Crown will suspend or withdraw accusations when there is no perspective of a conviction or when it is not in the public interest to continue," the Ministry of the Attorney General said in a French-language email.
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