A teacher formerly employed by the Rainbow District School Board is accused of having sex with one of his students.
The allegations against Trevor James German are outlined in a notice of hearing document on the Ontario College of Teachers website.
That hearing, which has yet to be scheduled by the Ontario College of Teachers, will determine if German is guilty of professional misconduct.
The notice of hearing document, issued Jan. 17, 2020, said German is accused of abusing a student psychologically and sexually, and having “committed acts that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional.”
The female student German is alleged to have abused was in his class in the 2017-2018 academic year.
German is alleged to have engaged in an “inappropriate personal relationship” with that student during the 2017-18 academic year, including meeting with her alone at the school, in parks, giving her his phone number and address, engaging in personal communications, driving her in his car, hugging the student, and putting his arm around her.
He also, the document alleges, took the student’s hand and placed it “in his pants and/or near his genital area.” From June to September 2018, the teacher also allegedly engaged in sexual relations with the student “on one or more occasions.”
The notice of hearing document also said from the period of June to December 2018, German attempted to interfere with the board’s investigation into his inappropriate personal relationship with the student.
The teacher allegedly communicated with the student prior to her interview with the board and attempted to mislead the board during the investigation.
According to the Ontario College of Teachers website, German agreed as of May 25, 2021 “not to teach in a public or private school in Ontario, or to hold or seek to hold a position requiring that a Certificate of Qualification and Registration be held, until the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers has adjudicated the discipline proceedings pending against him.
“As of the present time, no conclusion has been reached concerning the complaints against Mr. German.”
German is listed on the Ontario College of Teachers website having been inactive/non-practising since March 27, 2019.
A spokesperson for the Rainbow District School Board has confirmed that German is no longer employed by the board. The Rainbow board did not provide the names of the school or schools at which German was employed, nor did the Ontario College of Teachers document.
Heidi Ulrichsen is Sudbury.com’s associate content editor. She also covers education and the arts scene.
