Kamloops teacher disciplined for kissing former student
Credit to Author: Scott Brown| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 05:14:37 +0000
A middle school teacher in Kamloops who showed shirtless photos of himself to a former student and planted an unwanted kiss on her neck has been suspended by the B.C.’s Commissioner for Teacher Regulation.
Brett Edward Wasylik, who taught at Brock Middle School last year, attended a celebration dinner with a sports team at a Kamloops restaurant on Nov. 12, 2016, where he noticed a former student working as a hostess.
According to a consent resolution agreement issued by the commissioner, Wasylik told the former student, who was not named, that she was looking “f—ing hot.”
He then showed her two photos from his phone — one of him with a most valuable player trophy and another a professionally taken photo of him shirtless — while he was observed to be standing very close to the former student.
He also hugged her.
While having dinner on the patio, Wasylik called out to his former student twice — telling her to “come here” — when she walked by and asked her to join the celebration when she was done work.
He also told a server at the restaurant that he had been the former student’s teacher.
“His conduct made the former student feel uncomfortable,” the agreement said.
When the former student’s shift ended, she declined Wasylik’s offer to walk her to her car but Wasylik insisted and put his arm around her.
The former student gestured to a coworker that she was uncomfortable with the situation.
As the former student was about to get into her car, Wasylik told her, “I’m not going to kiss you, just your neck,” which he did. She then drove away.
The restaurant manager then told Wasylik that he was not welcome in the restaurant.
“Wasylik made statements to others that he had been her teacher and his conduct occurred in a public setting,” the commissioner said in the resolution agreement that was published Aug. 6.
“Wasylik was persistent in continuing his conduct towards the former student when it should have been apparent to him that it was unwelcome, and then insisted on accompanying her to a private setting where he initiated physical contact with her.”
In an agreed statement of facts issued by the commissioner, Wasylik admitted his conduct was unbecoming and contrary to the Standards for the Education, Competence and Professional Conduct of Educators in British Columbia.
He accepted a two-day suspension of his certificate of qualification to be served before Oct. 31.
Wasylik previously served a three-day suspension from School District 73 in November 2016 for the same incident.