3rd incident involving sexual abuse allegations at St. John Catholic High School since 2019

Parents of students at a Catholic high school in Perth, Ont., are only now being told about a historic sexual abuse case, nearly half a year after the province’s regulatory body for teachers deemed it credible. 

The Ontario College of Teachers ruled last summer that Edward (Ted) Michael Oliver was guilty of professional misconduct after it investigated allegations that he sexually abused a 17-year-old female student while he was teaching at St. John Catholic High School.

The regulator revoked Oliver’s teaching certificate after verifying complaints through its internal disciplinary process.

A letter sent to parents and guardians from the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO) states that “we recently learned of a decision by the Ontario College of Teachers regarding this former teacher.”

The letter is dated Feb. 1, 2023, but the college’s discipline committee reached its decision on July 20, 2022, and posted…