New data shows that more than 40 teachers in QLD schools had their registration suspended, cancelled or prohibited for a period or were permanently barred from the profession last year.
The Queensland College Of Teacher’s data indicates that this number represents fewer than 0.05% of teachers in the state, however, QCT director Deanne Fishburn stated that ‘even one teacher crossing a professional boundary is one too many. ‘
Director Fishburn made clear that the safety and wellbeing of children was ‘of the utmost importance to teachers and there is no place in the profession for anyone who crosses professional boundaries with a student.’