Relief teacher censured for touching homestay student without consent
A New Zealand relief teacher has been censured by a tribunal for inappropriate physical contact with a young female homestay student.
A relief teacher has been censured after touching a young female homestay student without consent in his home and kissing her. The student was a vulnerable young woman who had arrived in New Zealand to study. The teacher said he would no longer host homestay students following the tribunal's decision.
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Teacher committed serious misconduct over touching of vulnerable homestay student
A former high school teacher touched a young female homestay student without consent in his home after she arrived in New Zealand to study.
NZ Herald
Relief teacher censured after touching homestay student’s legs and kissing her
The tribunal censured the teacher, who said he would no longer host homestay students.