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Advocates are calling for a national public registry for teachers who have faced serious disciplinary action, after a former Winnipeg gym teacher was accused this week of grooming and sexually assaulting one of her students.
Survivors who created Stop Educator Child Exploitation found each other after being involved in CBC investigative podcasts. SECE and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection lobby for better protections for kids in school. Manitoba is the first province to enact new laws, but other provinces are paying attention.
Child protection advocates say it is long overdue but they are thrilled about a promise to better investigate teacher misconduct in Manitoba schools.
The provincial government has proposed changes to the way teacher misconduct is handled in Manitoba, the same day a new national report criticizes the lack of transparency and independent review processes in Manitoba.