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B.C. teacher banned a year for pattern of improper touching, inappropriate chats with students

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John Peter Rocca has been banned from teaching for a year after pattern of inappropriate and flirty comments and improper touching of high school students.

Rocca admitted to professional misconduct in a signed resolution with the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation.

The longtime Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows teacher had a pattern of similar behaviour dating back to 1988 .

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informal

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English

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