A B.C. teacher was slapped with a serious and lengthy ban for an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student just months after the student graduated high school.
A report from the British Columbia Commissioner for Teacher Regulation that was made public on Tuesday, June 9, calls into question the conduct of a teacher named Jonas Alexander Douglas Huston.
On Nov. 1, 2025, Huston’s certificate was cancelled for non-payment of fees.
The Commissioner’s report doesn’t specifically state which district Huston worked in, but it states that it was an independent school authority.
A report was made to the Commissioner on Jan. 17, 2025.
The report states that Huston entered into an inappropriate and intimate sexual relationship with a former student.
“Huston was aware that the former student was vulnerable,” the report says, adding that Huston maintained close contact with the student after graduation, and that the sexual relationship began within five months of the student graduating.
On May 26, 2026, Huston entered into a consent resolution agreement, admitting his conduct as described above.
Huston also agreed that for a period of 15 years, he will not apply for a certificate of qualification, an independent school teaching certificate, or any other kind of teaching authorization in the kindergarten to Grade 12 education system.
In determining that the 15-year ban was the most appropriate consequence for Huston, the Commissioner gauged a variety of factors, including the fact that Huston breached his position, power, and trust as a teacher to engage in an intimate and sexual relationship with the student.
The report says that the B.C. teacher was aware that the student was vulnerable to his advances because of the personal relationship Huston fostered with them. It also states that Huston’s conduct had the “effect of abusing or exploiting the student, who suffered harm as a result of the conduct.”
“Huston agreed that he will not make any statement orally or in writing which contradicts,
disputes or calls into question the terms of the consent resolution agreement or the
admissions made in.”