Teacher's Inappropriate Comments Lead to Reprimand

0:00It's April 8th. Welcome in. This is Canada News Today, where local news meets AI. A Chilouac Elementary School teacher named Peter William Gentile just agreed to a formal reprimand for making some seriously inappropriate comments to his students. He referenced the scary choky closet from Roll Dolls Matilda by asking kids if they wanted to go there, and he banged a stick on desks to grab. Their attention? He also patted his lap and told a girl student to come see him when she wasn't listening, plus made remarks like two kids bickering like a couple. One, girl needing more exercise and telling a twin her sibling look better. The school district had already warned him back in December 2024 for unprofessional talk with students, then suspended him for three days on February 12th, 2025, and gave him another letter right after. In June 2025, the BC, Commissioner for Teacher Regulation, launched an investigation, and

1:00Gentile agreed to the facts, leading to this reprimand, plus a required course on professional boundaries. Commissioner ruled he failed to keep a safe, positive space for those kids, but with the training ahead, hopefully he's turning the page on better. Classroom vibes.