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A British Columbia teacher has been suspended and faces restrictions on his ability to teach after the provincial education regulator found he fraudulently used sick leave to travel overseas and repeatedly violated professional boundaries with a former student.
The case involved Alex Chen of School District No. 63 (Saanich), according to a consent resolution agreement published by the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation under section 54(3) of the Teachers Act “to protect the identity of a student who was harmed, abused or exploited by the Teacher.”
Spring break in the district ran from March 17 to 28, 2025. On the evening of March 11, 2025, Chen scheduled three days of paid sick leave for March 11, 12, and 13.
"Chen was not, in fact, sick, but had scheduled those days off so that he could fly to Japan on March 12, 2025, for a personal vacation over the spring break period," says the summary.
In setting sanctions, the Commissioner noted that “Chen fraudulently booked time off as sick leave even though he had been previously disciplined for time theft one day earlier,” treating the misuse of leave as deliberate dishonesty rather than a one‑off lapse.
The most serious conduct involved a young person identified as Student A. The summary records that, over two years, Chen sent Student A more than 80 emails, provided Student A with a gift card,...
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