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By Maggie Macintosh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Free Press Ninety-four complaints about teacher misconduct were flagged in the 15 months after Manitoba set up an independent office to regulate the profession. Commissioner Noni Classen has released a summary of the allegations brought to her attention and findings of investigations undertaken between January 2025 and March 2026. A new disciplinary system, as well as an online registry where members of the public can look up the education level and standing of teachers and school clinicians, came into effect Jan. 6, 2025. \u201cThese processes can be difficult and deeply personal for everyone involved, including students, families, teachers and school administrators,\u201d Classen wrote in a 24-page report published this week. \u201cIt is important that all individuals who interact with this office are… <\/p>\n

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By Maggie Macintosh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Free Press Ninety-four complaints about teacher misconduct were flagged in the 15 months after Manitoba set up an independent office to regulate the profession. Commissioner Noni Classen has released a summary of the allegations brought to her attention and findings of investigations undertaken between January 2025 and March 2026. A new disciplinary system, as well as an online registry where members of the public can look up the education level and standing of teachers and school clinicians, came into effect Jan. 6, 2025. \u201cThese processes can be difficult and deeply personal for everyone involved, including students, families, teachers and school administrators,\u201d Classen wrote in a 24-page report published this week. \u201cIt is important that all individuals who interact with this office are... <\/p>\n

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