(A4e2b3a1d2b) British Columbia (Canada) College of Teachers

The BCCT disciplines British Columbia Teachers and enforces the policies of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation. Opposition to fornication, abortion, sodomy by parents or teachers is not tolerated. The College understands and applies well the words of Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln's opponent in the 1860 American Presidential election: "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they have resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they suppress." ******* As of this date, 06-07-18, there are 5 items in this folder. ******* item 1 - LETTER FROM TED HEWLETT, PRESIDENT OF BC PARENTS AND TEACHERS FOR LIFE (BCPTL) TO CHRISTY CLARK, BC MINISTER OF EDUCATION (Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia was sent a copy.) ******* Item 2 - PREMIER GORDON CAMPBELL'S REPLY TO TED HEWLETT ******* Item 3 - A NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE DIFFERENCE IN TREATMENT OF 2 TEACHERS BY THE BC COLLEGE OF TEACHERS ******* item 4 THE NEW COMPOSITION OF THE BC COLLEGE OF TEACHERS ******* item 5 FURTHER COMMENTS ON CHANGING THE COMPOSITION OF THE BC COLLEGE OF TEACHERS ********************************************************************************************************* ******* item 1 - LETTER FROM TED HEWLETT, PRESIDENT OF BC PARENTS AND TEACHERS FOR LIFE (BCPTL) TO CHRISTY CLARK, BC MINISTER OF EDUCATION (Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia was sent a copy.) ******* British Columbia Parents and Teachers for Life, Box 45531 Sunnyside Post Office, 2397 King George Highway, Surrey, B. C., Canada V4A 9N3 ******* Phone (voice & fax): (604) 512-9594 ******* Web site: www.bcptl.org ******* April 30, 2003 ******* Hon. Christy Clark, Minister of Education and Deputy Premier ******* Room 248, Parliament Buildings ******* Victoria, B. C. V8V 1X4 ******* Dear Ms. Clark: ******* On July 31, 2002, we sent you a letter by both facsimile transmission and e-mail regarding the abuse of power by the British Columbia College of Teachers. In the same letter, we also wrote about the infringements of teachers' rights by personnel employed by local school boards. We sent a copy of this letter to Premier Gordon Campbell. In the intervening months we have had no reply to our letter-not so much as an acknowledgement. ******* Since writing that letter, in which we stated the urgent nature of the matters we drew to your attention, we in British Columbia Teachers for Life have learned yet more about the high-handed methods used by the British Columbia College of Teachers; and, so far as we know, nothing has changed regarding the infringement of individual teachers' freedom by local authorities. We need to have an immediate assurance that you and your government have some concern about the matters we raised and are prepared to do something about them. We are not alone in our concerns. ******* Since we wrote to you, the BC College of Teachers has pronounced a penalty of a one-month suspension on Quesnel school counsellor and teacher Chris Kempling for his exercise of free speech. The BCCT has chosen not to publish a code of ethics for teachers, even though they have been put in charge of the discipline of public school teachers. Teachers are left in the position of not knowing what actions the BCCT will judge worthy of penalty. The effect is to increase the College's power through the fear generated by uncertainty. Teachers are left to the whims of this autocratic body with no protection except the potentially very expensive one of judicial appeal. ******* Apparently, according to one account, the College decided not to publish a code of ethics for fear of conflicts with the British Columbia Teachers' Federation. ******* The BC College of Teachers has shown itself to be responsible to no one-unless you count its apparent sense of responsibility to the BC Teachers' Federation. ******* On behalf of British Columbia Parents and Teachers for Life, we now request that the British Columbia College of Teachers be abolished. We also request that teachers be protected from the infringement of their essential liberties by school-board personnel. As we stated in our letter sent in July of 2002, "Teachers . . .have been called before committees of school board personnel and, while told to keep the proceedings secret, have been led to expect that they were in danger of discipline for expressing their views either outside the school or to other teachers. Teachers called before committees that have the power to require them to give an account of their actions should not be required or expected to keep proceedings against them secret. A teacher should be able to freely seek advice and choose his or her own advocate (either a lawyer or otherwise), not necessarily a BC Teachers' Federation or local teachers' union representative. Proper records should be made of any proceedings of such committees and shared with all parties involved." ******* We would like to point out that the current situation makes for a climate of secrecy in the public-school system. Parents are ill-served when their children's teachers are intimidated to the extent that they are afraid to criticize a program instituted by the teachers' union. Mr. Kempling is a rare example of a teacher who has been willing to critique such a program publicly. ******* If the College is allowed to continue to intimidate teachers, voices will be silenced which would otherwise have been raised to express individual opinions not sanctioned by their union. ******* We have waited eight months for a reply to our previous expression of concerns. We are ready to ask others to join us in demanding that the BC College of Teachers be abolished, and that teachers' basic rights be protected. ******* Many people voted for provincial Liberal candidates, hoping that abuses such as the BCCT's acting as an instrument of the BCTF's socio-political agenda would be ended. We hope for an immediate response from you to indicate that your government is willing to take action to end such abuse. ******* Sincerely, ******* Edward S. Hewlett, President ******* Bernard McCabe, Vice-President ******* On behalf of British Columbia Parents and Teachers for Life ******* Copy to: Premier Gordon Campbell **************************************************************************************************************** Item 2 - PREMIER GORDON CAMPBELL'S REPLY TO TED HEWLETT ******* From: "Office of the Premier PREM:EX" ******* To: "'Ted Hewlett'" ******* Cc: "EDUC, Minister EDUC:EX" ******* Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 9:50 AM ******* Subject: RE: Letter from British Columbia Parents and Teachers for Life ******* Dear Mr. Hewlett: ******* Thank you for your email addressed to the Honourable Christy Clark, Minister of Education, regarding Mr. Christopher Kempling and the British Columbia College of Teachers (BCCT). ******* As you may know, the BCCT is a professional regulatory body responsible for licensing teachers to work in British Columbia. I understand that the BCCT has found Mr. Kempling guilty of conduct unbecoming a member of the BCCT and has suspended him for one month without pay. ******* I will forward your correspondence to Minister Clark to ensure that she is aware of your concerns. I can assure you that she will give your comments every consideration. ******* Sincerely, ******* Gordon Campbell, Premier **************************************************************************************************************** Item 3 - A NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE DIFFERENCE IN TREATMENT OF 2 TEACHERS BY THE BC COLLEGE OF TEACHERS ******* Parents in Courtenay, British Columbia, say it was only because of their persistence that the BC College of Teachers (BCCT) finally decided to rescind the teaching certificate of a teacher accused of sexual misconduct involving a student, Canwest News Service reported Monday. "It took four and one half years and it only came about because of parents who wouldn't keep quiet," said concerned parent Sue Halstead. ******* Secondary school teacher Billie-Jo Johnson's licence was lifted effective April 3 for allegedly having become personally involved with one of her male students. According to eyewitnesses, they were seen together on numerous occasions. The student, now 20, has sued Johnson, claiming that their relationship amounted to sexual assault. But unlike Sechelt teacher Heather Ingram, who was charged and convicted earlier this year of having had an affair with an underage student, police to date have not laid criminal charges against Johnson due to a lack of evidence. She and the student involved have both denied that their relationship was sexual. ******* Comox Valley school board chairman Elizabeth Shannon also expressed concern about how long it took for the case to be resolved, noting that after Johnson was fired on grounds of unprofessional misconduct, she apparently found work at a private school in Vancouver. "It's a very long time and, certainly, it doesn't look at protecting children," Shannon told Canwest. ******* Johnson's case stands in contrast to that of Quesnel teacher-counsellor Chris Kempling. In April, the BCCT handed him a one-month suspension for expressing outside the classroom his biblically-based concerns about school curricula that cast homosexuality in a positive light. Unlike Johnson, no parent or student complaints had ever been lodged against Kempling. ******* Following his sentencing, several critics accused the college of being more interested in going after a teacher who had never allowed his personal opinions to influence his professional conduct than in getting rid of those found to have had improper relationships with students. "In short," said Edmonton Sun columnist Ted Byfield, "when the teachers' college takes a position on a moral question, all members of the profession are thereupon bound to either echo the view or shut up. Any violation of this rule will bring suspension." "Failure to adhere to its policy of defending homosexuality," the Victoria Times-Colonist stated in an editorial, "is obviously of more concern to the BCCT than teachers' inability to teach or sexual misconduct." **************************************************************************************************************** item 4 THE NEW COMPOSITION OF THE BC COLLEGE OF TEACHERS - teachers target Bill 51 ******* Wendy McLellan - The Province ******* Tuesday, June 03, 2003 ******* The B.C. teachers' union is urging its 43,000 members to stop paying annual fees to the B.C. College of Teachers to protest a new law governing the college. ******* Bill 51, the Teaching Profession Act, became law last week and changed the structure of the college's governing council. ******* The college certifies public school teachers and establishes standards for teacher education programs, discipline and competence. ******* Under the new structure, the governing council will consist of eight elected teachers and 12 appointed members of the public. The previous council had 15 elected teachers and five appointees. ******* But until the new council is formed, Education Minister Christy Clark has appointed all 20 members of a transitional council. It will govern the college for at least one year, Clark said yesterday. ******* "The board is going to be doing a ton of heavy lifting to get the board in shape and do what it needs to do," she said. "A lot of them are retired because we need people who have time to devote to this." ******* Neil Worboys, president of the B.C. Teachers Federation, said it will decide this month whether to ask teachers to cancel next year's annual fee of $90 until the college is restored as an elected, self-regulating body. ******* "We're all paying for the operation of the college and if we're not represented, why should we pay?" Worboys said. Teachers could lose their certification -- and their ability to teach in B.C. public schools -- if they don't maintain membership in the college. ******* "Now we have a college of political appointees governing our profession and that's unheard of among other professions' colleges," he said. "This is clearly a move by the government to politicize the college." ******* The transition council includes four members active in the B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils. ******* "We think it's fair representation," said confederation president Terri Watson. ******* There is one school trustee on the transition council. ******* "I think the public will have a hard time understanding why the elected representatives responsible for teachers in B.C. don't have strong representation on the council," said ******* Gordon Comeau, president of the B.C. School Trustees Association, noting the association failed to get guaranteed representation on the council. ******* WHO'S INCLUDED ******* The B.C. College of Teachers transitional council: ******* Louise Burgart, retired school superintendent, owner of Apex Mountain Resort. ******* Betty Boult, former assistant school superintendent. ******* Tarry Grieve, retired superintendent. ******* Alex Holm, former assistant superintendent, an administrator at the University of B.C. ******* Judy Morgan, retired superintendent. ******* Stu Dale, past-president, B.C. Principals and Vice-Principals Association. ******* Deborah DeRose, school principal. ******* Barre Eyre, retired principal. ******* Dwight Moodie, former principal of Abbotsford Christian School. ******* Brenda Turner, Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils. ******* Cathy Abraham, BCCPAC director. ******* Bev Hosker, BCCPAC director. ******* Tim Dunford, president, Saanich District Parent Advisory Council. ******* George Puil, former teacher and former Vancouver councillor. ******* Pirtpal Gill, former teacher. ******* Carl Ratsoy, teacher. ******* Phillip Milligan, teacher. ******* Mike Grant, dean of education at Malaspina University College. ******* Mary Jo O'Keefe, chairwoman of the Vernon School Board. ******* Monty Jang, member of Vancouver's Chinese community. ******* [email protected] ******* � Copyright 2003 The Province **************************************************************************************************************** item 5 FURTHER COMMENTS ON CHANGING THE COMPOSITION OF THE BC COLLEGE OF TEACHERS ******* Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 ******* From "Frank Wagner" View Contact Details ******* The ougoing BC College of Teachers (BCCT) consisted mainly of former executive members of the BC Teachers' Federation (BCTF). The BCTF is the union I had to belong to in order to teach in BC. This union has become an agent of social engineering. Their policies promote contraception, abortion and sodomy. Chris Kempling, a Quesnel BC teacher and counsellor has been given a one month suspension from his job and is now prevented from counselling students. His "crime"? He drew public attention to the misinformation the BCTF was giving to teachers and students. ******* As for me, I was reported to the BCCT by my school board for giving an article called "Medical Consequences of Homosexual Behaviour" to a fellow teacher who apparently left it in a teachers' preparation room where a secretary found it and took it to the principal who faxed it to the school board, who reported me to the BCCT who then sent me a letter directing me to explain in detail how I might convey my views regarding abortion and sodomy without "imposing" them. (The word imposing is theirs.) In my opinion this kind of indoctrination and thought control ought to be stopped. ******* The BCCT is attempting to silence any and all questioning and opposition to its anti life agenda. At a political level it is simply doing the bidding of the N.D.P. The teachers of BC have allowed the BCCT to become a tool for political indoctrination and social engineering and have thereby shown that they can not keep their house in order. In my opinion, the response of the current BC Liberal Government is entirely understandable, and for the time being, appropriate. *********************************************************************************************************

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