A teaching licence has been permanently revoked for a former Sooke gym teacher who sexually exploited a 15-year-old student.

The teacher even started dating the student after their graduation.

A public notice from the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation details the ban for Ian Alexander Stephen McKenzie after a complaint was filed in August 2022.

sa国际传媒淢cKenzie allowed the teacher-student relationship to become exploitive of the student for his own personal and sexual advantage,sa国际传媒� reads the notice.

In the consent agreement, McKenzie, who taught physical education at a high school in Sooke, admitted that he knew the student was sa国际传媒渧ulnerable and felt unsupported.sa国际传媒�

When the student was in Grade 10, the student began confiding in McKenzie about personal issues, the notice said, and this escalated into a more intimate relationship, including text messages and making comments of a sa国际传媒渟exual naturesa国际传媒� as well as sa国际传媒渓ong hugs.sa国际传媒�

sa国际传媒淢cKenzie told the student that this relationship had to be kept secret and said that they could sa国际传媒榦fficially datesa国际传媒� when the student was 18,sa国际传媒� the notice said.

When the student graduated, McKenzie and the student began dating and this relationship became sexual.

McKenzie admitted that these actions constituted professional misconduct.

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