A teaching licence has been permanently revoked for a former Sooke gym teacher who sexually exploited a 15-year-old student.

The teacher even started dating the student after their graduation.

A public notice from the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation details the ban for Ian Alexander Stephen McKenzie after a complaint was filed in August 2022.

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In the consent agreement, McKenzie, who taught physical education at a high school in Sooke, admitted that he knew the student was 香蕉视频直播渧ulnerable and felt unsupported.香蕉视频直播�

When the student was in Grade 10, the student began confiding in McKenzie about personal issues, the notice said, and this escalated into a more intimate relationship, including text messages and making comments of a 香蕉视频直播渟exual nature香蕉视频直播� as well as 香蕉视频直播渓ong hugs.香蕉视频直播�

香蕉视频直播淢cKenzie told the student that this relationship had to be kept secret and said that they could 香蕉视频直播榦fficially date香蕉视频直播� when the student was 18,香蕉视频直播� the notice said.

When the student graduated, McKenzie and the student began dating and this relationship became sexual.

McKenzie admitted that these actions constituted professional misconduct.

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