A former school principal in Yorkton, Sask., has pleaded guilty to six charges at a discipline hearing of the Saskatchewan Professional Teacher’s Regulatory Board.
Trent Senger admitted to directing staff to falsify a student’s transcript; engaging in sexist, profane and belittling comments about colleagues; making humiliating comments about a student and a parent at a school event; failing to take appropriate steps to verify students would be eligible for graduation; and failing to hold sufficient fire drills.
In the transcript case, the student was given a passing grade in a class the student had never enrolled in.
The board decision said Senger referred to a staff member as “just one step up from a hooker” on two occasions and ridiculed her for being a teacher when she did not need the money.
He also commented on the weight of two female staff members in front of their colleagues, calling them “too big” and “too lazy.”
He was also observed belittling another colleague about a new relationship she was in, saying: “I am just surprised anyone would go out with you.” He also pleaded guilty to 11 additional instances of profane, sexist and belittling comments.
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At a school athletic banquet, Senger mocked one student’s intelligence and made derogatory comments about a parent who worked as a garbage collector.
Senger also pleaded guilty to failing to make appropriate timetables for grade 11 and 12 students. As such, they did not have the appropriate classes to graduate.
He also pleaded guilty to not holding the correct number of fire drills and failing to keep records on the matter.
As a penalty, Senger agreed not to apply for a new teaching certificate for a four-year period and to complete two courses in the areas of leadership skills, ethics, educational law or sensitivity training.
Senger was also ordered to pay the $5,000 cost of the hearing.