Teacher in Burnaby banned for life for sending sexualized messages to students
Posted March 10, 2020 3:07 pm.
Last Updated March 10, 2020 3:13 pm.
BURNABY (NEWS 1130) – A teacher from a Burnaby school has been banned for life in B.C. for sending sexualized messages to students.
Taylor Attrill has admitted to sending inappropriate messages to five students in grades 7 and 8, according to a consent resolution summary issued Tuesday by the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation.
He sent the messages in 2017 and 2018, and last month agreed not to apply for teaching credentials again in B.C.
Sending sexualized messages to students has resulted in a Burnaby teacher getting a lifetime ban from profession in B.C. Taylor Attrill has admitted to sending the inappropriate messages to five kids in grades 7 and 8. He has agreed not to apply for teaching certification again.
— Martin MacMahon (@martinmacmahon) March 10, 2020
According to the the resolution summary, between June 2017 and May 2018, Attrill invited students to follow him on social media, where he posted pictures of himself drinking shots in bars, and sent private, inappropriate, sexualized messages to five students in Grades 7 and 8.
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In February, he entered into a consent resolution agreement with the commissioner and admitted that his conduct constituted professional misconduct and is contrary to expected standards.
The commissioner determined Attrill “engaged in serious boundary violations with students of a young age” and “communicated inappropriately through private messaging with students.”
