B.C. teacher disciplined after ‘physical confrontation’ with student [Video]

A Vancouver teacher who has been suspended without pay twice in as many years has been ordered to complete a remedial course, lest her teaching certificate be revoked, according to the regulatory body for the profession.

A consent resolution agreement between Lisa Schwarz and the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation published last week summarizes two reports the Vancouver School District made to the regulator while she worked at two different elementary schools.

‘Physical confrontation’ bruises student’s hand

The first is from the 2021-2022 school year, when Schwarz was teaching a learning support program—which is for kids with “a severe deficit in reading,” according to the school board—with a small group of upper elementary students.

In one incident, the teacher prevented a Grade 6 student from leaving the classroom during recess, which resulted in a “physical confrontation,” according to the consent agreement.

Schwarz decided to keep the student in class to complete unfinished work, then stood …