Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / A former Chilliwack School District teacher has received a 10-year on reapplying for a teaching certificate after the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation found that Erik Chadsey engaged in a number of inappropriate actions as a teacher, including three physical encounters with three recently graduated female students, facilitating sexually-oriented discussions in class, mimicking foreign accents while Asian ESL students were present, and several more infractions. 

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Former SD33 teacher banned for 10 years

Former Chilliwack teacher banned from teaching for 10 years due to misconduct

Jun 15, 2023 | 7:01 PM

CHILLIWACK — A former Chilliwack School District teacher who first began teaching in SD33 in 1987 has received a 10-year ban on reapplying for a professional teaching certification in British Columbia.

In a consent resolution agreement released Tuesday (June 13), the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation issued a 10-year ban to Erik Rickard Leander Chadsey, who taught high school students, following an investigation that found he violated professional teaching expectations on multiple occasions.

Chadsey’s teaching certificate went into effect in 1987 and continued until he relinquished his certificate of qualification in April 2021.

Between 2017 and 2019, Chadsey would ask his class a “question of the day” that was meant to stimulate discussion. Two of his questions led to discussion about first kisses and breaking up with a partner. The report from the teacher regulation branch found that one student went into detail about sexual encounters. Chadsey did nothing to stop this student from sharing this intimate information with peers and would sometimes ask students to elaborate on the stories they told.

From time to time, the report determined that Chadsey would share age-inappropriate stories or information with his students or use age-inappropriate language in discussions with them. Chadsey would occasionally comment that two students would make a good couple.

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On another occasion, Chadsey showed students in one of his classes two videos, one of which was entitled, “How to Tell if You’re a Basic Bitch,” which some students found demeaning towards women.

The report goes on to say Chadsey mimicked foreign accents in front of his students to dramatize stories, including Asian accents, despite having ESL students from Asia in his classes. During one instance, Chadsey mimicked physical ticks and stutters in front of his students.

On three occasions between the summer of 1988 and the summer of 1993, Chadsey had physical encounters with recently graduated female students.

In 2007, Chilliwack School District issued Chadsey a letter of expectation reminding him of the district’s expectations that he not engage in discussion with students about intimate personal matters or matters of a sexual nature.

In February 2020, Chilliwack School District issued Chadsey a letter of expectation reminding him of the district’s expectations that he maintain professional communications and directed him to complete a course on maintaining professional boundaries.

Chadsey did not dispute any of the findings in the report. The commissioner determined that Chadsey used his position of trust as a teacher to inappropriately engage with recently graduated female students.

Chadsey’s signature dated May 23, 2023 is attached to the report.

Commissioner Ana R. Mohammed signed the report on May 23, 2023.

On March 15, 2021, Chadsey retired from SD33 effective March 31, 2021.