Teacher barred for ‘repeated boundary-crossing conduct’
A disciplinary panel has ordered the cancellation of a Chinese-Canadian teacher’s certificate because of her “repeated boundary-crossing with a student” during her tenure at an international school with local ties. […]
A Chinese-Canadian teacher, Janice Wen Ying Ma, has had her teaching certificate cancelled due to "repeated boundary-crossing conduct" with a student. The disciplinary panel, chaired by Gordon Schumacher, ruled that Ma engaged in inappropriate physical interaction and emotionally intimate online messages with a student at Clifford International School in Guangzhou, China in the 2024-25 academic year.
Ma was permanently barred from teaching in Manitoba or at a Manitoba-accredited institution as of September 14. The panel found that Ma's conduct represented a fundamental departure from the standards expected of a teacher. During the investigation, Ma fled the scene after a secret meeting with the student, whose details were shielded by a back exit.
The panel also noted that Ma had conflicting accounts with the student and another user in Instagram messages. Ma denied any romantic messages or inappropriate emotional connections, but the panel determined that the only appropriate disposition was to cancel her certificate as it was a case of repeated boundary-crossing conduct.
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